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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Oregon (Sept. 5)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oregon. *** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,007,332) developed by Pooran Chandra Joshi, Vancouver, Wash., Jiandong Huang, Vancouver, Wash., and Apostolos T. Voutsas, Portland, Ore., for a "fabrication of a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded insulating film electroluminescence device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film for electroluminescence (EL) applications. The method provides a bottom electrode, and deposits a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film, including an element selected from a group consisting of N and C, overlying the bottom electrode. After annealing, a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film is formed having an extinction coefficient (k) in a range of 0.01-1.0, as measured at about 632 nanometers (nm), and a current density (J) of greater than 1 Ampere per square centimeter (A/cm.sup.2) at an applied electric field lower than 3 MV/cm. In another aspect, the annealed semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film has an index of refraction (n) in a range of 1.8-3.0, as measured at 632 nm, with a current density of greater than 1 A/cm.sup.2 at an applied electric field lower than 3 MV/cm." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2008 (12/187,605). 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=80,07,332&OS=80,07,332&RS=80,07,332 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nike Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- Nike, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,007,419) developed by William Dieter, Portland, Ore., Patricia Eiting, Portland, Ore., and Polly James, Oconomowoc, Wis., for an overspeed trainer system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A single-handed overspeed trainer system that detachably tethers an athlete to a trainer through a substantially quiet, non-hook and loop material, release structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the athlete wears a belt with a substantially rigid loop extending therefrom. The trainer holds one end of a tether that contains a retractable pin toward its opposite end. The pin holds the rigid loop of the belt until the pin is retracted by the trainer, preferably when the tether's handle is released by the trainer." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2010 (12/722,424). 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=80,07,419.PN.&OS=PN/80,07,419&RS=PN/80,07,419 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oregon, California Inventors Develop Patent for Bicycling Exercise Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- Michael Shane Lofgren, Tualatin, Ore., Brian Charles Stewart, Oregon City, Ore., and John Jeremiah Harrington, Los Angeles, have developed a patent (8,007,412) for a bicycling exercise apparatus. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for doing an upper body spinning exercise whereby the operator rotates hand pedals attached to crank arms resulting in the spinning of a wheel for the purpose of exercising the upper body. This may be done in a class or group setting under the direction of an instructor and may be done to the accompaniment of music or verbal direction. The rotation of the wheel may be resisted by a friction or magnetic device and each crank arm engages the wheel independently of the other crank arm such that the operator can pedal with one hand while the other hand rests. The operator may also rotate each pedal at a different cadence than the other pedal. The operator may rotate the pedals such that the orientation of the crank arms is 180 degrees apart, 90 relative to each other or any angle of separation relative to each other." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2009 (12/406,106). 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=80,07,412.PN.&OS=PN/80,07,412&RS=PN/80,07,412 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Apparatus for Reading Markings on a Solid Ink Stick ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,007,095) developed by Robert Carl Tidrick, Tigard, Ore., for an "apparatus for reading markings on a solid ink stick." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for reading a coded marker of an ink stick has been developed. The system includes an optical detector that detects light reflected from different areas of the generates signals in response to detecting light having at least two signal strengths that is reflected from different areas of the coded marker. A controller processes the signals from the optical detector to identify a code word encoded into the coded marker of the ink stick." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2010 (12/938,535). 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=80,07,095.PN.&OS=PN/80,07,095&RS=PN/80,07,095 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Gen-Probe Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Gen-Probe, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,008,017) developed by Melissa M. Cunningham, Philomath, Ore., Paul D. Stull, Wilmington, Del., and William G. Weisburg, San Diego, for "compositions and methods for detecting the presence of cryptosporidium organisms in a test sample." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention describes novel oligonucleotides targeted to nucleic acid sequences derived from Cryptosporidium organisms, and Cryptosporidium parvum organisms in particular, which are useful for determining the presence of Cryptosporidium organisms in a test sample. The oligonucleotides of the present invention include hybridization assay probes, helper probes and amplification primers. The present invention further describes a novel method for obtaining purified ribonucleic acid from viable oocysts." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (12/555,679). 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=8008017.PN.&OS=PN/8008017&RS=PN/8008017 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,007,078) developed by Charles C. Haluzak, Corvallis, Ore., Chien-Hua Chen, Corvallis, Ore., and Kirby Sand, Corvallis, Ore., for a "microfluidic device and a fluid ejection device incorporating the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microfluidic device includes first and second substrates bonded together. The first substrate has first and second opposed surfaces. A die pocket is formed in the first opposed surface, and a through slot extends from the die pocket to the second opposed surface. The second substrate is bonded to the second opposed surface of the first substrate whereby an outlet of a channel formed in the second substrate substantially aligns with the through slot. The channel of the second substrate has an inlet that is larger than the outlet." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2010 (12/896,980). 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=8007078.PN.&OS=PN/8007078&RS=PN/8007078 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,007,578) developed by Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Corvallis, Ore., for a "pigmented ink having infrared absorption and low visible color." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ink having infrared (IR) absorptivity includes an ink vehicle and an IR absorptive pigment having low visible color. According to one exemplary embodiment, the IR absorptive pigment includes an antimony-containing tin oxide." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2005 (11/246,502). 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=8,007,578.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,578&RS=PN/8,007,578 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Pretreatment Fluid and Method of Making and Using the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,007,548) developed by Marlene Ann McGorrin, Corvallis, Ore., for a "pretreatment fluid and method of making and using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pretreatment fluid includes an effective amount of a fluorinated surfactant and a vehicle. The fluorinated surfactant is selected from at least one non-ionic fluorinated surfactant, at least one ionic fluorinated surfactant, and combinations thereof. The effective amount is selected based upon: a system in which the pretreatment fluid is used, an ink composition used in the system, system pretreatment time, pretreatment vehicle components, or combinations thereof." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2007 (11/741,940). 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=8007548.PN.&OS=PN/8007548&RS=PN/8007548 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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