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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 27)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Bird-B-Gone Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Bird-B-Gone, Mission Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,340) developed by Bruce Donoho, Mission Viejo, Calif., for an "electrified bird repellent track." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,834). 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=80,20,340.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,340&RS=PN/80,20,340 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** K-2 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- K-2, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,020,321) developed by Gregory Vinton Matthews, San Francisco, and Francis E. Mahoney, Barre, Vt., for a "snowshoe footbed pivot system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A snowshoe having a pivot axle for pitch rotation of the footbed platform relative to the snowshoe frame is supported from the frame in a manner that provides for significant lateral flexing, i.e. pivoting on the roll axis, to accommodate use of snowshoes on side hill terrain. Instead of a relatively rigid support from the snowshoe frame, the footbed platform is supported by left and right tension bands that are connected to the snowshoe frame and to left and right ends of the transverse pivot rod that provides pitch rotation. Preferably the connection to each end of the pivot rod is with a rotatable spindle over which the tension band engages, such rollers being connected at right angles to the two ends of the pivot rod. A rotation limiter can be included to limit free rotation of the binding in the pitch direction to a selected arc. The footbed support system can be employed on any type of snowshoe, whether a tubular frame, non-tubular frame or molded composite snowshoe." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (11/639,394). 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=80,20,321.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,321&RS=PN/80,20,321 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,273) developed by Stephen Dirk Pacetti, San Jose, Calif., for a "high humidity crimping process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of producing a stent-balloon assembly is disclosed which includes providing a stent having a polymeric component; exposing the stent to a relative humidity of 20% to 100%; and crimping the stent on a balloon of a catheter assembly. The polymeric component could be at least part of the material from which the stent is made or could be a constituent of a coating for the stent, such as a drug delivery coating. In lieu of or in addition to the application of humidity, a plasticizing agent can be applied to the polymeric component. A crimping device is also disclosed which allows the stent to be exposed to humidity during the crimping process." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/692,529). 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=80,20,273.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,273&RS=PN/80,20,273 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DDI Global Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- DDI Global, Anaheim, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,292) developed by Rajesh Kumar, Mission Viejo, Calif., Monte P. Dreyer, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Michael J. Taylor, Longmont, Colo., for "methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using parallel processes to interconnect with subassemblies are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board including providing a core subassembly including at least one metal layer, providing a plurality of one-metal layer carriers after parallel processing each of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers, and attaching at least two of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers with each other and with the core subassembly." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/772,086). 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=80,20,292.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,292&RS=PN/80,20,292 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Processes for IC Fabrication ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Jayna Sheats, Palo Alto, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,290) for "processes for IC fabrication." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention discloses methods and apparatuses for the separations of IC fabrication and assembling of separated IC components to form complete IC structures. In an embodiment, the present fabrication separation of an IC structure into multiple discrete components can take advantages of dedicated IC fabrication facilities and achieve more cost effective products. In another embodiment, the present chip assembling provides high density interconnect wires between bond pads, enabling cost-effective assembling of small chip components. In an aspect, the present process extrudes interconnect wires over a desired location of the bond pads, and then subsequently laser cuts a correct length of the interconnect wires." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2009 (12/484,227). 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=80,20,290.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,290&RS=PN/80,20,290 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** InSound Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- InSound Medical, Newark, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,675) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for in situ cerumen removal from hearing devices." The co-inventors are Alex Tilson, Redwood City, Calif., Steve Blumenkranz, Redwood City, Calif., Pat Contioso, Alviso, Calif., David P. Knight, Mountain View, Calif., and Mitchell Barham, San Mateo, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a fitting for in situ cerumen removal comprising a top portion shaped to be removably coupled to a hearing device component surface and a plurality of leg members extending axially from a perimeter of the top portion. The top portion has a plurality of openings and at least one flexible retaining element configured to releasably engage a retaining feature on the hearing device. The leg members are configured to fit over another surface of the hearing device component. The fitting is configured to remove cerumen obstructing a feature on the device component and can be removed from the device component without removing the hearing device from the ear canal. The fitting can also include a removal loop that has a non-deployed state and a deployed state." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/474,652). 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=8,023,675.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,675&RS=PN/8,023,675 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Analogtek Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Analogtek, Hsinchu, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (8,023,667) developed by Yuh-Min Lin, San Ramon, Calif., for a "micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) capacitive sensing circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention discloses a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) capacitive sensing circuit wherein two input nodes of a fully differential amplifier are separately connected to a MEMS capacitive sensing device and a matching capacitor, which both contain similar capacity value and connect to a bias node, and two resistors separately connect the MEMS capacitive sensing device and the matching capacitor to ground (zero voltage). Thus, the present invention could effectively eliminate the bias noise in the circuit without any discrete capacitor and capable for designer to integrate all circuit devices into an IC." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2008 (12/014,697). 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=8,023,667.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,667&RS=PN/8,023,667 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Bionics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Advanced Bionics, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,677) developed by five co-inventors for an "in the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic." The co-inventors are William Vanbrooks Harrison, Tempe, Ariz., Lee F. Hartley, Valencia, Calif., Philip A. Segel, Englewood, Colo., C. Geoffrey E. Fernald, La Canada, Calif., and Scott Crawford, Castaic, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low frequency (up to about 1 KHz) sound waves, sufficient to overcome losses due to the near field acoustic characteristics common to telephones. In an exemplary embodiment, the ITE microphone is connected to a removable ear hook of the BTE ICS system by a short bendable stalk." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2007 (11/622,330). 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=8,023,677.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,677&RS=PN/8,023,677 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sonitus Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Sonitus Medical, San Mateo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,676) developed by Amir Abolfathi, Woodside, Calif., and John Spiridigliozzi, San Mateo, Calif., for "systems and methods to provide communication and monitoring of user status." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. The device contains a motion sensor to detect external forces imposed on the user such as an explosion, for example. The information is stored for medical treatment, among others. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a medical tag containing patient identifiable information. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure." The patent application was filed on March 3, 2008 (12/041,100). 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=8,023,676.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,676&RS=PN/8,023,676 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventors Develop Patent for Mobility Assistance Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Earl Stump, Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Frank Penner, Arroyo Grande, Calif., have developed a patent (8,020,881) for a mobility assistance apparatus. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobility assistance apparatus having an elongated frame. The elongated frame includes a pair of disparate sized wheels coupled to each end of an elongated frame. A pivoting joint is provided longitudinally in the elongated frame which allows the second wheel to track the first wheel in a lateral arc about the along a longitudinal centerline of the first wheel." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2008 (12/268,727). 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=8,020,881&OS=8,020,881&RS=8,020,881 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** California Inventors Develop Patent for Shelf Assembly for Customizable Furniture ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Michael Goldin, Berkeley, Calif., and Steven Goldin, Berkeley, Calif., have developed a patent (8,020,822) for a "shelf assembly for customizable furniture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable shelf assembly having a plurality of ribs, a rib cam associated with each rib, and a support beam having a substantially I-shaped profile. The rib cam has a transversely extending slot including a floor. Each rib has a shelf-retaining surface, a T-shaped downwardly-opening aperture, and two inwardly extending opposing rib cam flanges. The beam has two upper beam flanges and two annular channels. The upper beam flanges slide into the upper recesses of the aperture such that the rib is captured on the beam, and each rib cam flange extends into a respective one of the channels. The rib cam slides into one of the channels with one of the rib cam flanges captured in the slot. In the channel, the rib cam is rotatable around its longitudinal axis between an unlocked position and a locked position in which the slot floor bears down on the rib cam flange thereby locking the flange to the support beam." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/475,305). 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=8,020,822&OS=8,020,822&RS=8,020,822 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Voltage Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Voltage Security, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,646) developed by Xavier Boyen, Mountain View, Calif., for an "identity-based-encryption extensions formed using multiple instances of an identity based encryption scheme." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "IBE extensions to IBE schemes may be provided by creating multiple instances of the same IBE scheme, where each instance has an associated IBE master key and corresponding IBE public parameters. During encryption, an IBE extension identity for each instance of the IBE scheme may be mapped to a corresponding component identity. A message may be encrypted using the component identities to create multiple ciphertexts. The ciphertexts can be combined and sent to a recipient. The recipient can request a private key. The private key may be generated by mapping the IBE extension identity into a component identity in each instance, by extracting private keys for each of the component identities, and by combining the private keys into a single IBE extension private key." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2007 (11/983,154). 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=8,023,646.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,646&RS=PN/8,023,646 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,644) developed by five co-inventors for a "multimode block cipher architectures." The co-inventors are Anatoli A. Bolotov, Cupertino, Calif., Mikhail I. Grinchuk, San Jose, Calif., Lav D. Ivanovic, Sunnyvale, Calif., Paul G. Filseth, Los Gatos, Calif., and Anton I. Sabev, Santa Clara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An architecture for a block cipher, where the architecture includes functional units that are logically reconfigurable so as to be able to both encrypt clear text into cipher text and decrypt cipher text into clear text using more than one block cipher mode based on at least one of advanced encryption standard and data encryption standard." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2007 (11/928,628). 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=8,023,644.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,644&RS=PN/8,023,644 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,023,655) developed by Hongxia Jin, San Jose, Calif., Jeffrey Bruce Lotsplech, Henderson, Nev., and Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Santa Cruz, Calif., for a "system, method, and service for tracing traitors from content protection circumvention devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A traitor tracing system generates a hypothesized model of the circumvention device that models a hypothesized set of device keys compromised by the circumvention device. The system iteratively invokes a subset tracing system to identify a compromised device key until substantially all the compromised device keys in the set of compromised device keys are identified so as to disable the circumvention device. A subset tracing system generates a circumvention device model that models behavior of a circumvention device using prior knowledge and The system iteratively selects and applies to the circumvention device a test based on the hypothesized model and the circumvention device model and receives a response from the circumvention device indicating a success of the test in playing protected content on the circumvention device. The system updates the hypothesized model using the received response, the selected test, a current version of the hypothesized model, and a current version of the circumvention device model to focus the test selecting process in determining the device keys obtained from the traitor." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2008 (12/134,113). 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=8,023,655.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,655&RS=PN/8,023,655 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Blackjack and Poker Game Combination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Michael Williams Forster, Lomita, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,872) for a "blackjack and poker game combination." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gaming method is disclosed and comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be performed in the exact order: allowing a player to play a first poker game using at least two card representations; allowing the player to play a blackjack game using card representations from the first poker game; and allowing the player to play a second poker game using the card representations used in the first poker game and the blackjack game." The patent application was filed on July 7, 2008 (12/217,713). 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=8,020,872&OS=8,020,872&RS=8,020,872 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,023,653) developed by Richard Doherty, Northridge, Calif., and Robert Hughes, Seattle, for a "media key-transformation obfuscation in advanced access content system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A modified media key used to decrypt protected media content stored on an optical disc, such as an HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc, is created through application of a transformation using a constant value which is programmatically generated by procedural code that runs on a player. The transformation is obfuscated through application of a random value to the constant value through a logical XOR operation. The programmatically-generated constant, called Soft Key Conversion Data ("SKCD") is used by a security layer to derive the modified media key, called a Soft Media Key. At the player, a conventionally calculated media key is used to decrypt the first title, while the Soft Media Key is used to decrypt subsequent titles. Optionally, the SKCD may be updated one or more times so that the Soft Media Key is repeatedly transformed and respectively applied, for example, on a title-by-title basis, or to groups of subsequent titles." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2007 (11/973,474). 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=8,023,653.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,653&RS=PN/8,023,653 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Backpack Convertible to a Baby Stroller ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Kenneth C. Engdahl, Stockton, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,879) for a "backpack convertible to a baby stroller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A child's stroller that collapses into a compact form that can be carried in a manner similar to a backpack is herein disclosed. When collapsed, an attached textile-based covering or bag is wrapped over the stroller portion and secured shut with a zipper. Adjustable straps are then placed over the parent's or caregiver's shoulders, thereby allowing the apparatus to be carried in a backpack manner. In such a manner, the stroller may be collapsed and carried when the stroller is not needed on a continual basis. As such, the parent or care provider may enjoy the convenience of a stroller when needed, but is not burdened with pushing or caring the stroller when the child is not in it." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2006 (12/383,781). 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=8,020,879&OS=8,020,879&RS=8,020,879 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Vehicular Structural Frame Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- John L. Enns, La Salle, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,926) for a "vehicular structural frame assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A structural vehicular frame assembly includes an inner panel of interconnected flange members forming a first common plate of material and an outer panel of interconnected flange member forming a second common plate of material. Each of the flange members of the outer panel is joined to a respective one of the flange members of the inner panel in alignment therewith by one or more web members coupled between the inner panel and the outer panel such that the inner panel and the outer panel are spaced apart from one another and generally span alongside one another in a common direction of the frame assembly." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2010 (12/755,524). 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=8,020,926&OS=8,020,926&RS=8,020,926 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,654) developed by four co-inventors for a "securing multimedia network communication." The co-inventors are Paul J. Stewart, Los Altos, Calif., Dirk Balfanz, Redwood City, Calif., Glenn E. Durfee, Belmont, Calif., and Diana K. Smetters, Belmont, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for securing human to human communication over a network includes receiving, by a first computer, an incoming authenticated data stream from a second computer over a first communication channel, the incoming authenticated data stream having been computed using an incoming digital experiential data stream and a first imprint, and extracting the first imprint from the incoming authenticated data stream. The incoming authenticated data stream is then presented for sensory experience by a human. An outgoing digital experiential data stream is then input and the method computes a second imprint associated with the first computer and computes an outgoing authenticated data stream using the outgoing digital experiential data stream and the second imprint. A second communication channel is then secured from the first computer to the second computer using the first imprint, the second communication channel suitable for sending the outgoing authenticated data stream to the second computer." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2006 (11/612,001). 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=8,023,654.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,654&RS=PN/8,023,654 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Strong Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Tara Strong, Toluca Lake, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,507) developed by Tara Strong, for a "food storage and management system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed toward a food storage container comprising a body with a mechanism for denoting a time in which a food item was placed in the storage container for storage. In one embodiment, the time designation mechanism comprises a plurality of rings where each ring comprises at least one marker. Time is denoted by aligning the marker with a label located proximate to said ring." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2007 (11/772,304). 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=8,020,507.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,507&RS=PN/8,020,507 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Edwards Lifesciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,503) developed by C. Roger Ekholm, Dana Point, Calif., and Stephen Christopher Geist, San Diego, for an "automated surgical implant sewing system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for assembling a prosthetic heart valve, including a procedure for sewing fabric around a heart valve support stent. The system includes a support stent handling component that works in conjunction with a sewing machine component. The sewing machine has a bobbin, and the system includes a non-contact sensor to monitor the passage of a needle thread loop over the bobbin. The sensor may be a monitoring laser, and a controlling processor receives information therefrom for 100% real-time inspection of each stitch. The occurrence of an unsuccessful stitch may prompt the processor to repeat the stitch at a slower speed. The automation of the fabric sewing procedure greatly enhances manufacturing throughput and reduces ergonomic strain on workers." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2006 (11/497,150). 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=8,020,503.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,503&RS=PN/8,020,503 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Solving the "Birthday Problem" with Watermarking ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,023,693) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for solving the "birthday problem" with watermarking." The co-inventors are Thomas A. Bellwood, Austin, Texas, James M. Gasiewski, Woodside, Calif., Donald E. Leake Jr., Vestal, N.Y., and Jeffrey B. Lotspiech, Henderson, Nev. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method are provided for facilitating the playing of a watermarked video having the "birthday problem". Consumers send the problem disc to an authorization center where the disc is analyzed to determine if it is a legitimate disc. The authorization center generates a digital certificate uniquely associated with the disc and with the video and embeds the digital certificate into the disc. The digital certificate will cause a video player to play the video without checking for the watermark." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2008 (12/131,073). 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=8,023,693.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,693&RS=PN/8,023,693 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sanecor Musical Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Sanecor Musical Instrument, Shenzhen, China, has been assigned a patent (8,023,684) developed by David Wathen, Los Angeles, for a speaker/bracket assembly. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention discloses a speaker/bracket assembly. The speaker/bracket assembly comprises a speaker and a bracket for supporting the speaker thereon. The speaker defines a slide groove at a back face thereof. The bracket comprises a latching mechanism configured to be loosened to adjust and tightened to set the speaker position. The latching mechanism comprises a brake, a pair of latch hooks disposed on the brake, and a drive mechanism interposed between the pair of latch hooks. A spring is secured on the drive mechanism. The pair of latch hooks is loosened to set the speaker position and snaps into the slide groove to lock the speaker into the set position when the spring is pushed in and drawn back out the brake by the drive mechanism." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2008 (12/269,565). 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=8,023,684.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,684&RS=PN/8,023,684 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Specialized Bicycle Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Hill, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,884) developed by Aaron J. Foley, San Jose, Calif., and Dennis John Wrobleski, San Jose, Calif., for a "bicycle handlebar stem assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A bicycle including a main frame, a front fork rotationally coupled to the main frame, a rear wheel rotationally coupled to the main frame, a front wheel rotationally coupled to the front fork, a handlebar, and a stem assembly coupling the handlebar to the front fork. The stem assembly includes a stem base coupled to the front fork, a face plate coupled to the stem base with the handlebar sandwiched between the face plate and the stem base, and an auxiliary retention system that holds the face plate engaged with the stem base." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,884). 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=8,020,884&OS=8,020,884&RS=8,020,884 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pryor Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Pryor Products, Oceanside, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,815) developed by James Mark Cox, Winchester, Calif., for a "modular stand with mounting provisions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The stand has modules to form a support base with elongated support members with wheels or legs. The stand can either incorporate two spaced load supporting posts or a single post extending from a spanner module that connects between the elongated support members. When two load support members are employed the user can step between the posts. When a single post and spanner are employed the user can step as far as the spanner near the center of support. The support members diverge from their centers provide a wide stance of the wheels or legs for stability. At the upper end of the post or posts a load support platform is carried either directly on a single post or through a cross-piece on a two post configuration. T-shaped slots in the post can be utilized to attach loads to the posts and a panel extending between posts. In either configuration a spilt wheel at the level of the load support allows for the user to maneuver a wheeled version of the stand and serves as a fender protecting equipment carried on the load support platform." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2010 (12/688,759). 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=8,020,815&OS=8,020,815&RS=8,020,815 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Columbia University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Columbia University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,021,318) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of blood-based therapies having a microfluidic membraneless exchange device." The co-inventors are Edward F. Leonard, Bronxville, N.Y., Alan C. West, Tenafly, N.J., Nina C. Shapley, New York, and Zhongliang Tang, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to devices, systems and methods for removing undesirable materials from a sample fluid by contact with a second fluid. The sample fluid flows as a thin layer adjacent to, or between, concurrently flowing layers of the second fluid, without an intervening membrane. In various embodiments, a secondary separator is used to restrict the removal of desirable substances and effect the removal of undesirable substances from blood. The invention is useful in a variety of situations where a sample fluid is to be purified via a diffusion mechanism against an extractor fluid. Moreover, the invention may be used for the removal of components from a sample fluid that vary in size. When blood is the sample fluid, for example, this may include the removal of `small` molecules, `middle` molecules, macromolecules, macromolecular aggregates, and cells, from the blood sample to the extractor fluid." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2010 (12/942,519). 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=8,021,318.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,318&RS=PN/8,021,318 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Roche Diagnostics Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Roche Diagnostics Operations, Indianapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,020,703) developed by four co-inventors for a packaging system. The co-inventors are Hans List, Hesseneck-Kailbach, Germany, Uwe Kraemer, Ilveshiem, Germany, Volker Zimmer, Laumersheim, Germany, and Steven N. Roe, San Mateo, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system comprising disposable medical devices and a packaging strip comprising a plurality of chambers containing the disposable medical devices. The strip is folded along breadthwise running fold lines to form a series of loops, each loop comprising opposing sections. The opposing sections of at least some of these loops are sealed to each other thus forming chambers between said sections. A cartridge contains such a packaging strip." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/340,241). 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=8,020,703.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,703&RS=PN/8,020,703 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Morishita Jintan, IPE, Osaka Prefecture University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Morishita Jintan, Osaka, Japan, IPE, Osaka, Japan, and Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan, have been assigned a patent (8,022,049) developed by seven co-inventors for a "polysaccharide produced by microorganism belonging to genus Bifidobacterium." The co-inventors are Masanori Asada, Osaka, Japan, Mamiko Kohno, Osaka, Japan, Tadashi Kanaya, Osaka, Japan, Tomoe Yoshino, Osaka, Japan, Youichi Matsuura, Osaka, Japan, Yuzo Kawahara, Osaka, Japan, and Shinichi Kitamura, Sakai, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A polysaccharide comprising galactose, glucose, rhamnose, and pyruvic acid as constituents, wherein the galactose, glucose, and rhamnose are contained in a molar ratio of 4:2:1, and the pyruvic acid is contained in an amount of 4 to 7 wt %. The polysaccharide can be obtained by culturing Bifidobacterium longum JBL05 (NITE BP-82) under anaerobic conditions." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2006 (11/993,558). 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=8,022,049.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,049&RS=PN/8,022,049 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Controller Retainer for a Video Game Remote Controller Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Mark W. Sparling, Venice, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,711) for a "controller retainer for a video game remote controller assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A controller retainer (14) for a video game controller (12) includes a retainer top (20), a retainer bottom (22), a first side (24), a second side (26), a retainer back (28) and a retainer front (30). The retainer top (20) includes a controller receiver (34) that receives the controller (12). The first side (24) and the second side (26) extend between the retainer top (20) and the retainer bottom (22). The second side (26) can be non-parallel to the first side (24). At least one of the sides (24, 26) can form an angle (44, 48) that is greater than 90 degrees relative to the retainer bottom (22). At least one of the sides (24, 26) can form an angle (250, 254) that is less than 90 degrees relative to the retainer back (28). The retainer bottom (22) can include a first surface (36) and a second surface (38) that is positioned at an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the first surface (36). The controller receiver (14) can include one or more cavities (358) that each substantially encircles at least a portion of the controller (12)." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2007 (11/824,621). 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=8,020,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,711&RS=PN/8,020,711 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,022,052) developed by four co-inventors for an "inhibition of PPAR gamma expression by specific osteogenic oxysterols." The co-inventors are Farhad Parhami, Los Angeles, Woo-Kyun Kim, Los Angeles, Michael E. Jung, Los Angeles, and Khanhlinh Nguyen, Los Angeles. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to methods for using agents to inhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor expression." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2007 (12/520,281). 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=8,022,052.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,052&RS=PN/8,022,052 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Canji Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Canji, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,022,044) developed by Heidrun Engler, San Diego, Tattanahalli L. Nagabhushan, Parsippany, N.J., and Stephen Kenneth Youngster, Piscataway, N.J., for "compositions and methods for therapeutic use." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and pharmaceutical composition for the enhancement of transfer of a therapeutic agent to a cell wherein the therapeutic agent is formulated in a buffer comprising a compound of Formula I: ##STR00001## wherein: n is an integer from 2-8; X.sub.1 is a cholic acid group or deoxycholic acid group; and X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a cholic acid group, a deoxycholic acid group, and a saccharide group, wherein the saccharide group is selected from the group consisting of pentose monosaccharide groups, hexose monosaccharide groups, pentose-pentose disaccharide groups, hexose-hexose disaccharide groups, pentose-hexose disaccharide groups, and hexose-pentose disaccharide groups; and wherein at least one of X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 is a saccharide group." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2009 (12/422,807). 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=8,022,044.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,044&RS=PN/8,022,044 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ventus Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Ventus Medical, Belmont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,700) developed by six co-inventors for a "packaging and dispensing nasal devices." The co-inventors are Rajiv Doshi, Los Altos, Calif., Bryan Loomas, Los Gatos, Calif., Enrique F. Mendez, Danville, Calif., Arthur G. Sandoval, San Francisco, Jeffrey W. Servaites, San Francisco, and Matthew Durack, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein are packaging systems for nasal devices, and methods of packaging and/or dispensing nasal devices. A packaging system may include one or a plurality of nasal devices removably secured to a support backing, and a dispenser. In some variations an applicator may also be included. Methods of using and methods of assembling packaging systems and dispensers are also described." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/329,271). 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=8,020,700.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,700&RS=PN/8,020,700 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,689) developed by five co-inventors for a "break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends." The co-inventors are Michael R. Rice, Pleasanton, Calif., Eric A. Englhardt, Palo Alto, Calif., Robert B. Lowrance, Los Gatos, Calif., Martin R. Elliot, Round Rock, Texas, and Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A break-away mounting system for a continuous-motion, high-speed position conveyor system is disclosed. A support cradle may be suspended from a conveyor belt such that the support cradle maintains a fixed position and orientation relative to at least one point on the conveyor belt without inducing appreciable stress on the conveyor belt, the support cradle, or the coupling between the conveyor belt and the support cradle. The mount may include a leading rotatable bearing attached to the support cradle which may releasably engage a first key attached to the conveyor belt, the rotatable bearing adapted to accommodate rotational forces applied to the support cradle by the conveyor belt. The mount may also include a slide bearing attached to the support cradle which may releasably engage a second key attached to the conveyor belt, the slide bearing adapted to accommodate longitudinal forces applied to the support cradle by the conveyor belt." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2009 (12/430,032). 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=8,020,689.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,689&RS=PN/8,020,689 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lift-U Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Lift-U, Escalon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,234) developed by David Johnson, Modesto, Calif., and Alan Cohn, Lockeford, Calif., for a "counterbalance mechanism for fold out ramp." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ramp assembly includes a ramp portion configured for reciprocating motion between a stowed position, a deployed position, and a neutral position. The ramp assembly further includes a counterbalance that provides a force to bias the ramp portion toward the stowed position when the ramp portion is between the deployed position and the neutral position, and toward the deployed position when the ramp portion is between the stowed position and the neutral position. A shaft rotates in a first direction when the ramp portion moves toward the stowed position, and in a second direction opposite the first direction when the ramp portion moves toward the deployed position. A crank is fixedly coupled to the shaft. A rod is rotatably coupled at a first end to the crank about a first axis and at a second end to a cylinder. The cylinder is coupled for rotational movement about a second axis." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,467). 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=8020234.PN.&OS=PN/8020234&RS=PN/8020234 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Calypso Medical Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,020,227) developed by Steven C. Dimmer, Bellevue, Wash., Matthew A. Herron, Palo Alto, Calif., and Edward J. Vertatschitsch, Bellevue, Wash., for a "patient support systems for use with radiation therapy systems and other applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as rigid girders or other structures comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel is also a rigid structure comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panels can further include a pass-through zone or other type of zone that is compatible with an ionizing radiation beam. For example, the panel can have a grid or solid low-density structure that mitigates beam contamination. The support structure and the panel together are configured to position a magnetic marker implanted in the patient in a navigational zone in which a magnetic field transmitted from the marker is not affected by conductive components or loops of conductive material in the pedestals or cantilevered support structures of conventional patient systems." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2004 (11/816,976). 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=8020227.PN.&OS=PN/8020227&RS=PN/8020227 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Device and Method for Storing and Mixing at Least Two Materials ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Ernest J. Kim, Garden Grove, Calif., has developed a patent (8,020,696) for a "device and method for storing and mixing at least two materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a storing and mixing apparatus is provided and includes a container having a reservoir, a neck, and a seal protrusion extending toward the longitudinal center of the container. The apparatus further includes a cap having a compartment with an off-center funnel part that extends toward an inner surface of the neck and ends in a dispenser opening that engages or disengages with the seal protrusion upon actuation of the cap between a first position and a second position of the dispenser opening relative to the seal protrusion. A method of using such an apparatus is also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2009 (12/615,902). 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=8,020,696.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,696&RS=PN/8,020,696 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bell Sports Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Bell Sports, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,219) developed by Gregg T. Jacobsen, Santa Cruz, Calif., for a "strap anchor system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a strap anchor system and method are provided. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a helmet body, a support structure substantially disposed within the helmet body, and a strap anchor housing coupled to the support structure and substantially disposed within the helmet body. The strap anchor housing is operable to receive a strap anchor after formation of the helmet body. The strap anchor is operable to couple a strap to the strap anchor housing so that a load on the strap is transferred to the support structure before being transferred to the helmet body." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2005 (11/173,437). 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=8020219.PN.&OS=PN/8020219&RS=PN/8020219 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,021,290) developed by four co-inventors for an "oil centrifuge for extracting particulates from a fluid using centrifugal force." The co-inventors are Vipul P. Patel, Irvine, Calif., Allen K. MacKnight, Signal Hill, Calif., Steven R. Eccles, Torrance, Calif., and Leonard Walitt, Marina Del Rey, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A centrifuge is employed to continuously remove particulates from a fluid. In one embodiment, the centrifuge removes small particles of soot from lubricating oil of diesel engines. The fluid is introduced into the centrifuge through a distribution rotor so that vortexes are not propagated in the fluid. Laminar flow of the fluid down the sides of the outer rotor may contribute to the soot-removal effectiveness of the centrifuge." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2007 (11/945,156). 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=8,021,290.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,290&RS=PN/8,021,290 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Toad Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Toad, Incline Village, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,021,316) developed by Hans G. Franke, Incline Village, Nev., David Salinger, Olympic Valley, Calif., and Jeff Dodd, Truckee, Calif., for a "weight-bearing lower extremity brace." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform, and (c) at least one cuff (i) configured to surround and releasably grip at least a portion of a subject's leg other than the foot and (ii) adjustably mounted to the at least one vertical support at a vertical position along the at least one vertical support sufficient to suspend a subject's foot in a non-weight-bearing position above the platform during ambulation, wherein the platform, the at least one vertical support, and the at least one cuff together are configured to bear at least the subject's full weight." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2008 (12/324,185). 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=8,021,316.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,316&RS=PN/8,021,316 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Endless Cord Exercise Machine with Rotary Viscous Dampers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Eugene Kushnir, Pacifica, Calif., has developed a patent (8,021,285) for an "endless cord exercise machine with rotary viscous dampers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An endless cord exercise machine in which a user applies a continuous pulling motion to a cord that is attached to a resistance mechanism is disclosed. The machine may be arranged to simulate the acts of rope climbing or of scaling a wall with the assistance of a rope, or may be arranged to provide other types of upper and lower body muscle development. The resistance mechanism is ideally comprised of a plurality of rotary viscous dampers of differing viscosities housed in a rotating drum. A spring-loaded adjustment key mechanism extending through the hub of the drum and dampers allows the user to selectively engage any combination of dampers to provide exercise resistance." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2007 (11/946,209). 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=8,021,285.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,285&RS=PN/8,021,285 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Exercise Apparatus with Adjustable Resistance ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- William Gene Suiter, Campbell, Calif., has developed a patent (8,021,286) for an "exercise apparatus with adjustable resistance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An exercise apparatus with adjustable resistance includes a housing and a cord mounting member coupled to the housing. An elastic cord is mounted to the cord mounting member and the cord mounting member permits movement of the elastic cord. A stop member is coupled to the elastic cord at a fixed location. An adjustable catch member is coupled to the housing and engages the stop member to limit movement of the elastic cord." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2008 (12/053,330). 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=8,021,286.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,286&RS=PN/8,021,286 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ossur HF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Ossur HF, Reykjavik, Iceland, has been assigned a patent (8,021,317) developed by four co-inventors for an "orthopedic device providing access to wound site." The co-inventors are William Arnold, Woodland Hills, Calif., Michael Campos, Sylmar, Calif., Chad Leeder, Newbury Park, Calif., and David Armstrong, Green Oaks, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Orthopedic device for treating neuropathic ulcers and other injuries while allowing easy access to the wound site on the plantar surface of a patient's foot includes a base portion and a sole that is either movably connected or removably connected to either the base or to a strut member. The base or strut is maintained in position on the lower leg while the sole may be rotated, slid, or completely removed for allowing inspection and access to the plantar surface of the patient's foot." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2008 (12/149,047). 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=8,021,317.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,317&RS=PN/8,021,317 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nellcor Puritan Bennett Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Boulder, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,021,310) developed by Warren G. Sanborn, Escondido, Calif., and Peter R. Doyle, Vista, Calif., for a "work of breathing display for a ventilation system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A breathing support system is provided. The system may include a breathing support device configured to deliver gas to a patient and a display device associated with the breathing support device. The display device may be configured to display a work of breathing graphic indicating one or more work of breathing measures regarding the patient's breathing." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/408,457). 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=8,021,310.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,310&RS=PN/8,021,310 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Capnia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Capnia, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,021,308) developed by five co-inventors for a "breath end-tidal gas monitor." The co-inventors are Lee R. Carlson, Pleasanton, Calif., Edward A. McClatchie, Orinda, Calif., Joe Martinosky, Wildwood, Mo., Ralph Walden, Granite City, Ill., and Elvir Causevic, Denver. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved apparatus and method for capturing and analyzing the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. The CO.sub.2 level of air drawn into the system (10) is monitored to distinguish inhalation and exhalation of breath. Upon detection of a decrease in the CO.sub.2 level in the air drawn into the system (10), indicating a transition between exhalation and inhalation a pair of flow selector valves (26, 28) are operated to capture the end-tidal volume of air drawn into the system (10) immediately prior to the detection of the decrease in the CO.sub.2 level. Incoming air is diverted around the captured volume of air, and the CO.sub.2 levels are continually monitored to ensure that the captured volume of air corresponds to the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. Once the captured volume of air is positively identified as the end-tidal portion of an exhalation, the captured volume is routed through a gas analyzer (44) for analysis of one or more predetermined gas levels." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2003 (10/561,561). 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=8,021,308.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,308&RS=PN/8,021,308 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Human Touch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Human Touch, Long Beach, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,021,313) developed by Hans Dehli, Dana Point, Calif., for an "intensity control for massage devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air-tight foam-filled bladder is used for varying massage intensity in a massage chair, massage mat, or other massage device. The bladder may be compressed from a default or relaxed thickness by evacuating air from the bladder. The thickness of the foam-filled bladder may be reduced to a collapsed thickness in which the foam is compressed within the bladder. In use, the foam-filled bladder is placed proximate a conventional fixed massage mechanism in a massage device, such as in the back rest of a massage chair. By controlling the amount of air evacuated from the bladder, the intensity of the massage is controlled by varying the amount of pressure exerted by the fixed massage mechanism on the user. In the case of a massage chair, the user may advantageously sit back in the chair without discomfort when the user does not want a massage, and may control the intensity of the massage provided by the chair. In another embodiment, an active pump may be used to inflate one or more bladders that may or may not include a foam insert. The number, size and location of the bladders may be varied in any of the embodiments." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/553,909). 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=8,021,313.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,313&RS=PN/8,021,313 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BackProject Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 - BackProject, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,021,287) developed by Swee Lin Hoffman, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Steven Ari Hoffman, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "restraint, reposition, traction and exercise device and method." The abstrac 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. -1062709 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |