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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Aug. 29)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- ADC Telecommunications, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,002,609) developed by Yu Lu, Westborough, Mass., for a "method of manufacturing ferrule assemblies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of manufacturing a ferrule assembly. The method including first and second polishing operations. The first polishing operation including polishing only the end face of a ferrule of an assembly. The second polishing operation including polishing only the optical fiber of the assembly." The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2010 (12/924,906). 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=80,02,609&OS=80,02,609&RS=80,02,609 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Clemson University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,003,008) developed by four co-inventors for "color-tailored polymer light emitting diodes including emissive colloidal particles and method of forming same." The co-inventors are Christopher F. Huebner, Clemson, S.C., David D. Evanoff, Cullowhee, N.C., Joseph B. Carroll, Bradford, Mass., and Stephan H. Foulger, Clemson, S.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Color-tailored and white-light emitting polymer colloid-based OLEDs are disclosed. Devices include electroluminescent (EL) colloidal conductive polymer systems that can include EL dyes or other EL materials. Systems can sequester multiple EL components in different colloids in a single emissive layer of an EL device with little or no appreciable energy transfer between colloids. Devices can exhibit tailored emissions over a broad range of wavelengths through mixing of, e.g., red, green and blue PLED colloids. Disclosed methods including incorporation of one or more electroluminescent dyes into a semiconductive EL polymer colloid that can isolate the dyes and prevent energy transfer while retaining individual color emission." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2008 (12/247,270). 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=8,003,008&OS=8,003,008&RS=8,003,008 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** CoreAthletics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- CoreAthletics, Amesbury, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,681) developed by Todd Kopp, Newburyport, Mass., for a resistance training tool. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A resistance training tool having at least one elastic resistance member. The resistance member can include an elastic segment and a swivel clip, attached to each end of the elastic segment, that rotates independently of the elastic segment about an axis defined by the length of the elastic segment." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,783). 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=80,02,681.PN.&OS=PN/80,02,681&RS=PN/80,02,681 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3D Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- 3D Systems, Rock Hill, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,003,039) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for tilting solid image build platform for reducing air entrainment and for build release." The co-inventors are Charles R. Sperry, Leeds, Mass., Dennis F. McNamara, Jr., Charlestown, N.H., Suzanne M. Scott, Springfield, Vt., Charles W. Hull, Santa Clarita, Calif., and Mehdi Mojdeh, Valencia, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solid imaging apparatus is provided that includes a replaceable cartridge containing a source of build material and an extendable and retractable flexible transport film for transporting the build material layer-by-layer from the cartridge to the surface of a build in an image plane. An operator using the device needs merely to remove a spent cartridge and replace it with a fresh cartridge to continue solid imaging virtually uninterrupted. The apparatus also includes the capability of withdrawing and inserting an imager without the operator having to perform a separate alignment step. A brush attached to the transport film and forming part of the cartridge provides for intra-layer removal of excess uncured build material. If desired, the apparatus can produce a fully reacted build. A high intensity UV source cures the build between layers. An injection molded build pad is designed to hold a build in an inverted position for improving the build. The invention also provides for tilting the build elevator to reduce air entrainment and for releasing the build from the image plane." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2007 (11/856,225). 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=8,003,039&OS=8,003,039&RS=8,003,039 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Acushnet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,646) developed by four co-inventors for "golf balls having two core layers formed from HNP compositions." The co-inventors are Michael J. Sullivan, Barrington, R.I., Derek A. Ladd, Acushnet, Mass., Edmund A. Hebert, Mattapoisett, Mass., and Douglas E. Jones, Dartmouth, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting essentially of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core includes a center having a center hardness of 50 Shore C or greater and formed from a first HNP composition, and an outer core layer having a surface hardness of 75 Shore C or greater and formed from a second HNP composition. The first HNP composition has a material hardness of 55 Shore D or less and comprises a highly neutralized ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer. The second HNP composition has a material hardness of 45 Shore D or greater and comprises a highly neutralized ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer. The material hardness of the first HNP composition is less than the material hardness of the second HNP composition. The cover includes an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition and an outer cover layer formed from a polyurethane or polyurea composition." The patent application was filed on June 7, 2010 (12/795,086). 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=80,02,646.PN.&OS=PN/80,02,646&RS=PN/80,02,646 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Performance Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Performance Solutions, Needham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,682) developed by Kipp K. Dye, Natick, Mass., for a "therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density, the predetermined diameter, and predetermined shape are configured to enhance mobilization of one or more small soft tissue structures of the human body." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2008 (12/291,437). 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=80,02,682.PN.&OS=PN/80,02,682&RS=PN/80,02,682 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Biosource Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Biosource, London, has been assigned a patent (8,002,963) developed by Marc D. Andelman, Worcester, Mass., and Gregory S. Walker, Grafton, Mass., for a "charge barrier flow-through capacitor-based method of deionizing a fluid." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Flow-through capacitors are provided with one or more charge barrier layers. Ions trapped in the pore volume of flow-through capacitors cause inefficiencies as these ions are expelled during the charge cycle into the purification path. A charge barrier layer holds these pore volume ions to one side of a desired flow stream, thereby increasing the efficiency with which the flow-through capacitor purifies or concentrates ions." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/221,375). 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=8,002,963&OS=8,002,963&RS=8,002,963 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Millipore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Millipore, Billerica, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,975) developed by Kari A. Backes, Bedford, Mass., Gregory S. Straeffer, Chelmsford, Mass., and Stephen J. Dzengeleski, Arlington, Mass., for a "filtration device with a pressure-activated means for bypassing serial filter layers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated pressure-breachable seal or a pressure-activated gate for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least an upper and a rearmost filter layer. The upper filter layer divides the interior of the housing into an upstream zone and a downstream zone, with the rearmost filter layer residing in the downstream zone. The fluid inlet enables the introduction of fluid into said upstream zone. The fluid outlet enables releases of the fluid from said downstream zone. The upper filter layer, but not the rearmost filter layer, has integrated thereinto a pressure-activated pressure-breachable seal or a pressure-activated gate capable of allowing substantially non-selective passage of fluid from the upstream zone into the downstream zone upon the attainment of a predetermined pressure differential across said upper filter layer." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2009 (12/384,148). 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=8,002,975.PN.&OS=PN/8,002,975&RS=PN/8,002,975 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Smiths Medical ASD Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Smiths Medical ASD, Rockland, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,940) developed by Joseph Pierre, Libertyville, Ill., and Rachel Starr, Randolph, Mass., for a "hose retainer for thermal blanket." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inflatable convective thermal blanket is designed to have at least one section on its top surface that has securely mounted thereon at least one fluid absorbent mechanism for absorbing fluids from a subject that is placed onto the blanket, or from fluids fallen onto the blanket from other sources. The one section is configured onto the blanket in such a way that it forms a well for collecting the fluids. The fluid absorbent mechanism, which may be in the form of a pad, would absorb the collected fluid to thereby minimize evaporative and cooling effects on the subject. Instead of mounting it on top of the blanket, the fluid absorbent pad may be mounted to the underside of the blanket, with appropriate holes and/or openings provided at the fluid collecting section, so that the collected fluids are drained onto the fluid absorbent pad. To enhance the input flow of air to the blanket, as well as to enable the blanket to be flatly folded for storage or shipping, a collapsible retainer mechanism is provided at the input port(s) of the blanket. The retainer mechanism opens up to a shape that facilitates the mating of an air hose to the input port. When folded to its collapsed position, the retainer mechanism, and the input port, would lie substantially coplanarly with the blanket. When configured to the position for accepting the air hose, the retainer mechanism is positioned substantially orthogonal to the blanket." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/654,905). 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=8,002,940&OS=8,002,940&RS=8,002,940 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,891) developed by seven co-inventors for a "crystallization of C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 3 (JNK3)." The co-inventors are Xiaoling Xie, Cambridge, Mass., Yong Gu, Brookline, Mass., William Markland, Milford, Mass., Michael S. Su, Newton, Mass., Paul R. Caron, Malden, Mass., Edward Fox, Maynard, Mass., and Keith P. Wilson, Hopkinton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to molecules and molecular complexes which comprise the active site binding pockets of JNK3 or close structural homologues of the active site binding pockets." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2008 (12/150,328). 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=8,002,891.PN.&OS=PN/8,002,891&RS=PN/8,002,891 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes European Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes European, Courbevoie, France, has been assigned a patent (8,002,861) developed by five co-inventors for an abrasive grain powder. The co-inventors are Yves Boussant-Roux, Montfavet, France, Jostein Mosby, Mosby, Norway, Ana-Maria Popa, Cavaillon, France, Arne Menne, Eydehavn, Norway, and Abhaya Kumar Bakshi, Westfird, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Abrasive grain powder, in particular intended for machining silicon ingots, such that the granulometric fraction D.sub.40-D.sub.60 comprises more than 15% and less than 80%, as percentages by volume, of grains having circularity of less than 0.85." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2009 (12/865,554). 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=8,002,861.PN.&OS=PN/8,002,861&RS=PN/8,002,861 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** K Spine, Albany Medical College Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- K Spine, Minnetonka, Minn., and Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (8,002,801) developed by Allen L. Carl, Slingerlands, N.Y., Dan Sachs, Minneapolis, and Meir Rosenberg, Newton, Mass., for an "adjustable spinal implant device and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A spine implant, in particular a stabilization or distraction device, is provided with an adjustable length. The implant has first and second portions for coupling to a first bony portion of a first vertebra and a second bony portion of a second vertebra, respectively, where the second bony portion is located at an oblique angle to the first bony portion. The spinal implant permits movement between the first bony portion and the second bony portion and is adjustable to change an amount of said movement between said first bony portion and said second bony portion after the implant is implanted." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2010 (12/726,292). 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=8002801.PN.&OS=PN/8002801&RS=PN/8002801 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Warsaw Orthopedic Assigned Patent for Volume Maintaining Osteoinductive/Osteoconductive Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Warsaw Orthopedic, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,002,813) developed by four co-inventors for a "volume maintaining osteoinductive/osteoconductive compositions." The co-inventors are Nelson L. Scarborough, Andover, Mass., Sergio J. Gadaleta, Doylestown, Pa., David Keas, Toms River, N.J., and Albert Manrique, Aberdeen, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An osteoinductive/osteoconductive composition prepared from a quantity, of demineralized fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 100:1 to about 20:1, a quantity of mostly shaped regular non-fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 10:1 or less and a sufficient quantity of biocompatible fluid carrier sufficient to provide the composition as a deformable mass is provided herein. Also provided is a method of using the composition to repair a bone defect site." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (12/548,029). 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=8002813.PN.&OS=PN/8002813&RS=PN/8002813 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intrinsic Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Intrinsic Therapeutics, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,002,836) developed by Gregory H. Lambrecht, Natick, Mass., for a "method for the treatment of the intervertebral disc anulus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices for implantation into an intervertebral disc can include a membrane support member to augment a disc having a defect. A defect in the anulus of a disc can be repaired using a prosthesis such as a barrier. The barrier can include a sealant and an enlarger. The barrier can be implanted into the disc using a delivery cannula, an advancer and at least one control filament to control the positioning of the barrier. A stiffening element can be included within the barrier to impart stiffness to the barrier. The support member can also be connected to an anchor." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2004 (10/945,084). 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=8,002,836.PN.&OS=PN/8,002,836&RS=PN/8,002,836 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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. -1059209 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |