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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (March 15)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Florida State University Research Foundation, Cornell University Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise & Commercialization Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Florida State University Research Foundation, Tampa, Fla., and Cornell University Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise & Commercialization, Ithaca, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (8,394,908) developed by Rufina Alamo, Tallahassee, Fla., Geoffrey Coates, Lansing, N.Y., and Carolina Ruiz-Orta, Tallahassee, Fla., for "methods of constructing alkene-based homopolymer polyolefins having reduced crystallinity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is a novel family of polyolefins characterized by chain-walking defects of the type that add extra backbone carbons per monomer. These polyolefins display a large decrease in crystallinity relative to polyolefins known in the art. Specifically, the reduction in crystallinity is much greater than for earlier polypropylenes with a matched content of stereo or 1-alkene type defects. The claimed polyolefins can be an alkene-based homopolymer. The defects in the polyolefin backbone are generated by a chain walking mechanism in which three or more carbons per monomer are added to the polymer backbone instead of two, as in conventional polymerization or copolymerization methods of alpha olefins. The novel polyolefins can be used in applications such as plastic wrapping, thin films, co-extrusion layers or molded parts in the absence of polymer blending or copolymerization. The cost of materials production can be reduced." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2012 (13/644,630). 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=8,394,908&OS=8,394,908&RS=8,394,908 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** OmniVision Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- OmniVision Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,395,689) developed by Christopher Parks, Rochester, N.Y., for an "image sensor with charge multiplication output channel and charge sensing output channel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An image sensor includes a horizontal shift register electrically connected to a pixel array for receiving charge packets from the pixel array. A non-destructive sense node is connected to an output of the horizontal shift register. A charge directing switch is electrically connected to the non-destructive sense node. The charge directing switch includes two outputs. A charge multiplying horizontal shift register is electrically connected to one output of the charge directing switch. A discharging element is connected to the other output of the charge directing switch." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,090). 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=8,395,689&OS=8,395,689&RS=8,395,689 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines, Egypt Nanotechnology Center Assigned Patent for Graphene Optical Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and Egypt Nanotechnology Center, Cairo, Egypt, has been assigned a patent (8,395,774) developed by four co-inventors for a graphene optical sensor. The co-inventors are Ali Afzali, Ossining, N.Y., Ageeth A. Bol, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Amal Kasry, White Plains, N.Y., and George S. Tulevski, White Plains, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of using an optical sensor, the optical sensor comprising a sensing surface comprising graphene layer, the sensing surface located on a substrate, includes determining a first optical absorption spectrum for the graphene layer by a spectrophotometer; adding an analyte, the analyte selected to cause a shift in the first optical absorption spectrum, to the graphene layer; determining a second optical absorption spectrum for the modified graphene layer by a spectrophotometer; determining a shift between the first optical absorption spectrum and the second optical absorption spectrum; and determining a makeup of the analyte based on the determined shift." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/886,908). 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=8,395,774&OS=8,395,774&RS=8,395,774 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,395,816) developed by Eric M. Gross, Rochester, N.Y., and Song-Feng Mo, Webster, N.Y., for a "system and method for gradually adjusting a look-up table for a print engine in order to improve the regulation of color quality of printed images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a system and method for gradually adjusting a look-up table (LUT) for a print engine in order to improve the regulation of color quality of printed images. The LUT is updated so that a target value for a particular color is achieved. This corrects for a measured or predicted change in a tone reproduction curve. Depending upon the severity of the required adjustment, a series of incremental adjustments rather than a single adjustment can be made to the LUT table over a period of time. Each adjustment in the series can be limited to a predetermined maximum delta so that any corrections made to the LUT following the generation and evaluation of one test image and before the generation and evaluation of the next test image for the same target color are gradually and imperceptibly implemented (i.e., unnoticeable)." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2010 (12/848,115). 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=8,395,816&OS=8,395,816&RS=8,395,816 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Modular Chip Stack and Packaging Technology with Voltage Segmentation, Regulation, Integrated Decoupling Capacitance and Cooling Structure and Process ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,902) developed by John U. Knickerbocker, Monroe, N.Y., for a "modular chip stack and packaging technology with voltage segmentation, regulation, integrated decoupling capacitance and cooling structure and process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic apparatus includes an electronic component electrically connected to a substrate positioned beneath the electronic component. A member includes a plurality of decoupling capacitors having different voltages, and the decoupling capacitors are electrically connected to the electronic component. A plurality of voltage planes in the member are electrically connected to the decoupling capacitors. The decoupling capacitors, via the voltage planes in the member, provide different voltages to the voltage planes and thus the electronic component." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2008 (12/124,643). 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=8,395,902&OS=8,395,902&RS=8,395,902 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for System and Method for Modeling Higher Dimension Color Response ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,395,815) developed by Martin S. Maltz, Rochester, N.Y., for a "system and method for modeling higher dimension color response." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "What is disclosed is a novel system and method for implementing a color model function for a printer that uses a relatively large number of colorants. The model is based upon several four color printer color models that contain more complete color models by storing output data for a higher number of input color value combinations and a small number of additional measurements that characterize the response of the printer to outputs using more than four colorants. Results from more complete printer models are determined and combined with a CMYKOV printer model that stores output values for only a coarse resolution of inputs. Transitions between various regions of color space defined by the colorant model definitions are then smoothed. A higher dimension printer color model output is produced. The present method effectively determines a higher dimension color printer model output corresponding to values of an N+2 dimension color model input." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2009 (12/499,874). 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=8,395,815&OS=8,395,815&RS=8,395,815 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Adelphi University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,777) developed by Gottipaty Rao, West Hempstead, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for trace gas detection using integrated wavelength modulated spectra across multiple lines." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and technique are invented that enhance the sensitivity of a spectrometer for trace gas detection by employing wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) and integrating the absolute value of the recorded spectra across multiple absorption lines (features) of the species. The sensitivity is further enhanced by conducting WMS with large modulation depths. This technique is implemented using a continuously tunable external cavity CW quantum cascade laser to record the second harmonic wavelength modulated spectra of NO.sub.2 across the peak of the R-branch from 1629.5 cm.sup.-1 to 1633.9 cm.sup.-1. By integrating the absolute value of the resulting spectra, the detection sensitivity of NO.sub.2 is improved by a factor of 40 compared to the sensitivity achieved using single line WMS with the same apparatus. A sensitivity of approximately 6 ppb can be obtained using a short-path cell (a 1 m absorption cell with 2 passes) which can be significantly improved using multipass cells and cavity enhanced techniques." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2011 (13/025,991). 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=8,395,777&OS=8,395,777&RS=8,395,777 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for System for Maintaining a Cache of Printer-readable Prioritized Content ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,395,794) developed by Robert St. Jacques, Fairport, N.Y., for a "system for maintaining a cache of printer-readable prioritized content." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for prioritizing a cache of print jobs associated with at least one print driver includes a workstation having a processing unit and at least one print driver having a processing unit, that interface via a network. The workstation implements a print job request for a document and determines whether a document key identifier associated with the document exists. If not, a key is created. If a printer-readable format for a document associated with the key identifier is stored in or is pre-existing in one of at least two caches, the print driver assigns a prioritization identifier to the format. The system retrieves the printer-readable format from the cache to produce a print job output. Since the cache stores the document in printer-readable format, overall printing time is reduced. The format may be moved from one cache to another depending upon priority. The corresponding method is also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2007 (11/706,698). 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=8,395,794&OS=8,395,794&RS=8,395,794 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** NVIDIA Assigned Patent for Method and System for Sharing Memory Between Multiple Graphics Processing Units in a Computer System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,395,631) developed by Nicholas Patrick Wilt, Rochester, N.Y., for a "method and system for sharing memory between multiple graphics processing units in a computer system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One or more embodiments of the invention set forth techniques to allocate a memory buffer in the system memory of a computer system that is shared among a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) in the computer system. The GPUs are able to engage in Direct Memory Access (DMA) with the memory buffer thereby eliminating additional copying steps that have been needed to combine data output of the various GPUs without such a shared memory buffer." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/433,799). 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=8,395,631&OS=8,395,631&RS=8,395,631 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Personalized Media Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Personalized Media Communications, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,395,707) developed by John Christopher Harvey, New York, and James William Cuddihy, New York, for "signal processing apparatus and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming." The patent application was filed on June 2, 1995 (08/460,081). 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=8,395,707&OS=8,395,707&RS=8,395,707 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Insors Integrated Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Insors Integrated Communications, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,395,652) developed by Adam M. Chapweske, Minneapolis, and Jon N. Swanson, Queensbury, N.Y., for "data network collaboration systems having a shared file." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An example of the invention includes a collaboration system having a shared file modification engine useful to notify collaboration users connected to a data network when a shared file is updated, the modification engine comprising a plurality of client computers that communicate a file modification status request including a file identifier and a file property, each of the plurality of client computers having a plurality of shared file applications running thereon. At least one server computer connected to the data network and to the plurality of client computers. At least one shared file useful with the plurality of shared file applications and containing data to be shared with the plurality of client computers, the at least one shared file modifiable by any of the plurality of users and having a file name and a current property associated with it. The server computer is configured to perform steps of receiving the file modification status requests from the plurality of client computers and use the file identifier in the status request to identify the at least one shared file; compare the current version property to the file property from the status request; and communicate a confirmation in response to the file modification status request when the current file property does not match the file property from the status request, the confirmation confirming that the shared file has been modified and including modifications made to the shared file. The file modification status request can be used with each of the plurality of shared file applications running on the client computers." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2008 (12/150,731). 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=8,395,652&OS=8,395,652&RS=8,395,652 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Enzo Life Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Enzo Life Sciences, Farmingdale, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,394,949) developed by Elazar Rabbani, New York, Jannis G. Stavrianopoulos, Bayshore, N.Y., and James J. Donegan, Long Beach, N.Y., for "multisignal labeling reagents, and processes and uses therefor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides multisignal labeling reagents and these are useful in a number of biochemical applications, including the manufacture of biomolecular probes and their use in detecting or amplifying analyte-specific moieties." The patent application was filed on March 6, 2009 (12/399,393). 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=83,94,949.PN.&OS=PN/83,94,949&RS=PN/83,94,949 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,394,918) developed by four co-inventors for "five-ring fused heteroaromatic compounds and conjugated polymers thereof." The co-inventors are Mingqian He, Horseheads, N.Y., Thomas Mark Leslie, Horseheads, N.Y., Weijun Niu, Painted Post, N.Y., and Adama Tandia, Nelson, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds having a core comprised of an aromatic ring and at least two annulated beta-substituted fused thiophene ring systems of the general formula: -(.beta.-R.sub.2--FT2ArFT2-.beta.-R.sub.2)--, and polymers or copolymers thereof, of the general formulas: -{-.beta.-R.sub.2--FT2ArFT2-.beta.-R.sub.2)-G.sub.1-}.sub.n-, or -{-G.sub.1-(.beta.-R.sub.2--FT2ArFT2-.beta.-R.sub.2)-G.sub.1-G.sub.2-}.su- b.n-, where .beta.-R.sub.2--FT2ArFT2-.beta.-R.sub.2, -G.sub.1-, -G.sub.2-, and n are as defined herein. Also disclosed are compositions, articles, or devices comprising the polymers, and methods for making and using the polymers. The compositions, articles, or devices can be used, for example, for electronic applications, such as light emitting devices and semiconductor devices." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,269). 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=83,94,918.PN.&OS=PN/83,94,918&RS=PN/83,94,918 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Merck, Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 - Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,394,969) developed by sixteen co-inventors for "cyclic benzimidazole derivatives useful as anti-diabetic agents." The co-inventors are Brett C. Bookser, San Diego, Qun Dang, San Diego, Tony S. Gibson, San Diego, Hongjian Jiang, San Diego, De Michael Chung, Rowland Heights, Calif., Jianming Bao, Princeton, N.J., Jinlong Jiang, Scotch Plains, N.J., Andy Kassick, Scotch Plains, N.J., Ahmet Kekec, Hoboken, N.J., Ping Lan, Dayton, N.J., Huagang Lu, Plainsboro, N.J., Gergely M. Makara, Budapest, Hungary, F. Anthony Romero, Westfield, N.J., Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, N.J., David Wilson, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dariusz Wodka, Monmouth Junction, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2009 (12/563,782). 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=83,94,969.PN.&OS=PN/83,94,969&RS=PN/83,94,969 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Industrial Research, Yeshiva University-Albert Einstein College Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Industrial Research, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and Yeshiva University-Albert Einstein College, Bronx, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (8,394,950) developed by six co-inventors for "analogues of coformycin and their use for treating protozoan parasite infections." The co-inventors are Richard Hubert Furneaux, Wellington, New Zealand, Peter Charles Tyler, Wellington, New Zealand, Gary Brian Evans, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Vern L. Schramm, New Rochelle, N.Y., Kami Kim, New York, and Richard Frohlich, Wellington, New Zealand. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to compounds that are analogues of coformycin, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating protozoan parasite infections, especially malaria." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2007 (12/223,746). 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=83,94,950.PN.&OS=PN/83,94,950&RS=PN/83,94,950 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,395,000) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method for producing fluorinated organic compounds." The co-inventors are Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Williamsville, N.Y., Haridasan K. Nair, Williamsville, N.Y., Hsueh S. Tung, Getzville, N.Y., Michael Van Der Puy, Amherst, N.Y., Daniel C. Merkel, West Seneca, N.Y., Rajesh K. Dubey, Buffalo, N.Y., and Jing Ji Ma, West Seneca, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are methods for producing fluorinated organic compounds, including hydrofluoropropenes, which preferably comprises converting at least one compound of formula (I): CF.sub.3CHXCH.sub.2X (I) to at least one compound of formula (II) CF.sub.3CZCHZ (II). where X is independently Cl, Br, I or F, and Z independently is H or F. In certain preferred embodiments, each Z is different." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2010 (12/702,135). 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=83,95,000.PN.&OS=PN/83,95,000&RS=PN/83,95,000 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wyeth Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Wyeth, Madison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,394,959) developed by six co-inventors for "maleate salts of (E)-N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quin- olinyl)-4-(dimethylamino)-2-buteramide and crystalline forms thereof." The co-inventors are Qinghong Lu, Suffern, N.Y., Mannching Sherry Ku, Thiells, N.Y., Warren Chew, Pierrefonds, Canada, Gloria Cheal, Beaconsfield, Canada, Anthony F. Hadfield, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mahmoud Mirmehrabi, Laval, Canada. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to maleate salt forms of (E)-N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quin- olinyl}-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide, methods of preparing crystalline maleate salt forms, the associated compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The maleate salts are useful in treating cancers, particularly those affected by kinases of the epidermal growth factor receptor family." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2012 (13/441,168). 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=83,94,959.PN.&OS=PN/83,94,959&RS=PN/83,94,959 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,228) developed by six co-inventors for an "integration process to improve focus leveling within a lot process variation." The co-inventors are Wai-Kin Li, Beacon, N.Y., Wu-Song Huang, Brewster, N.Y., Dario Leonardo Goldfarb, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Martin Glodde, Mahwah, N.J., Edward Engbrecht, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Yiheng Xu, Hopewell Junction, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of improving the focus leveling response of a semiconductor wafer is described. The method includes combining organic and inorganic or metallic near infrared (NIR) hardmask on a semiconductor substrate; forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer on the combined organic NIR-absorption and the inorganic or metallic NIR-absorption hardmask; and forming a photoresist layer on the ARC layer. A semiconductor structure is also described including a substrate, a resist layer located over the structure; and an absorptive layer located over the substrate. The absorptive layer includes an inorganic or metallic NIR-absorbing hardmask layer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2010 (12/941,375). 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=8,395,228&OS=8,395,228&RS=8,395,228 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,094) developed by Michael Long, Hilton, N.Y., for a "structure for conducting heat from cartridge heaters." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A heating structure includes an opening that surrounds a heating element and a heat transfer element. Each heat transfer element is disposed between an exterior surface of the heating element and an interior surface of the opening. A clamping mechanism is used to clamp each heating element against a heat transfer element. Each heat transfer element partially surrounds a heating element and is configured to create at least two elongated and spatially separate contact regions along a length of the heating element. The at least two contact regions form a line of contact between the heating element and the interior surface of the opening when the heating element is clamped against the heat transfer element. The at least two contact regions allow the heating element to transfer heat to the opening and to the tooling device. The clamping mechanism may also be used to transfer heat to the tooling device." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2010 (12/699,120). 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=8,395,094&OS=8,395,094&RS=8,395,094 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Switched Capacitor Voltage Converters ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,438) developed by Robert H. Dennard, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Brian L. Ji, Fishkill, N.Y., and Robert K. Montoye, Rochester, Minn., for a "switched capacitor voltage converters." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An on-chip voltage conversion apparatus for integrated circuits includes a first capacitor; a first NFET device configured to selectively couple a first electrode of the first capacitor to a low side voltage rail of a first voltage domain; a first PFET device configured to selectively couple the first electrode of the first capacitor to a high side voltage rail of the first voltage domain; a second NFET device configured to selectively couple a second electrode of the first capacitor to a low side voltage rail of a second voltage domain, wherein the low side voltage rail of the second voltage domain corresponds to the high side voltage rail of the first voltage domain; and a second PFET device configured to selectively couple the second electrode of the first capacitor to a high side voltage rail of the second voltage domain." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/532,986). 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=8,395,438.PN.&OS=PN/8,395,438&RS=PN/8,395,438 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sensor Electronic Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Sensor Electronic Technology, Columbia, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,395,324) developed by four co-inventors for a "light emitting system with dual use light element." The co-inventors are Yuriy Bilenko, Columbia, S.C., Remigijus Gaska, Columbia, S.C., Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y., and Alexei Koudymov, Troy, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solution is provided in which one or more of a plurality of light elements is alternately operated as a light emitting element and a light detecting element. For example, a system can operate a light element as a light detecting element while operating at least one other light element as a light emitting element in order to manage operation of the light elements to generate light having a set of desired attributes, evaluating an operating condition of the other light element(s), and/or the like." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2010 (12/763,674). 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=8,395,324&OS=8,395,324&RS=8,395,324 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Isolation in CMOSFET Devices Utilizing Buried Air Bags ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,217) developed by nine co-inventors for an "isolation in CMOSFET devices utilizing buried air bags." The co-inventors are Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady, N.Y., Joseph Ervin, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Jeffrey B. Johnson, Essex Junction, Vt., Pranita Kulkarni, Slingerlands, N.Y., Kevin McStay, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Paul C. Parries, Beacon, N.Y., Chengwen Pei, Danbury, Conn., Geng Wang, Stormville, N.Y., and Yanli Zhang, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor device structure having an isolation region and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. A plurality of gates is formed on the SOI substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes trenches having sidewalls, formed between each of the plurality of gates. The semiconductor device structure further includes an epitaxial lateral growth layer formed in the trenches. The epitaxial lateral growth layer is grown laterally from the opposing sidewalls of the trenches, so that the epitaxial lateral growth layer encloses a portion of the trenches extended into the SOI substrate. The epitaxial lateral growth layer is formed in such way that it includes an air gap region overlying a buried dielectric layer of the SOI substrate." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2011 (13/283,031). 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=8,395,217&OS=8,395,217&RS=8,395,217 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** MKS Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- MKS Instruments, Andover, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,395,322) developed by David J. Coumou, Webster, N.Y., for a "phase and frequency control of a radio frequency generator from an external source." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A first radio frequency (RF) generator includes a first RF power source that generates an RF power output. A first sensor generates at least one sensor signal based on the RF power output. A first signal processing unit generates magnitude and phase signals associated with the at least one sensor signal. A second signal processing unit generates a first control signal to control a frequency and a phase of the first RF power source based on the magnitude and phase signals. The first RF power source determines, based on the magnitude signals, whether to generate the RF power output in response to the first control signal or in response to a second control signal received from a second RF generator." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/241,650). 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=8,395,322&OS=8,395,322&RS=8,395,322 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Avalanche Impact Ionization Amplification Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,103) developed by Solomon Assefa, Ossining, N.Y., Yurii A. Vlasov, Katonah, N.Y., and Fengnian Xia, Plainsboro, N.J., for an "avalanche impact ionization amplification devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor photodetector may provide charge carrier avalanche multiplication at high field regions of a semiconductor material layer. A semiconductor current amplifier may provide current amplification by impact ionization near a high field region. A plurality of metal electrodes are formed on a surface of a semiconductor material layer and electrically biased to produce a non-uniform high electric field in which the high electric field strength accelerates avalanche electron-hole pair generation, which is employed as an effective avalanche multiplication photodetection mechanism or as an avalanche impact ionization current amplification mechanism." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2012 (13/455,507). 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=8,395,103&OS=8,395,103&RS=8,395,103 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Single Mask Adder Phase Change Memory Element ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,192) developed by Matthew J. Breitwisch, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Chung Hon Lam, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., for a "single mask adder phase change memory element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of fabricating a phase change memory element within a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure having the same that includes etching an opening to an upper surface of a bottom electrode, the opening being formed of a height equal to a height of a metal region formed within a dielectric layer at a same layer within the semiconductor structure, depositing a conformal film within the opening and recessing the conformal film to expose the upper surface of the bottom electrode, depositing phase change material within the opening, recessing the phase change material within the opening, and forming a top electrode on the recessed phase change material." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2011 (13/004,471). 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=8,395,192&OS=8,395,192&RS=8,395,192 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Nanomesh SRAM Cell ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,395,220) developed by four co-inventors for a nanomesh SRAM cell. The co-inventors are Josephine Chang, Mahopac, N.Y., Paul Chang, Mahopac, N.Y., Michael A. Guillorn, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Jeffrey Sleight, Ridgefield, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Nanowire-based devices are provided. In one aspect, a SRAM cell includes at least one pair of pass gates and at least one pair of inverters formed adjacent to one another on a wafer. Each pass gate includes one or more device layers each having a source region, a drain region and a plurality of nanowire channels connecting the source region and the drain region and a gate common to each of the pass gate device layers surrounding the nanowire channels. Each inverter includes a plurality of device layers each having a source region, a drain region and a plurality of nanowire channels connecting the source region and the drain region and a gate common to each of the inverter device layers surrounding the nanowire channels." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/417,829). 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=8,395,220&OS=8,395,220&RS=8,395,220 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sensor Electronic Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Sensor Electronic Technology, Columbia, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,395,392) developed by Grigory Simin, Columbia, S.C., Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y., and Remigijus Gaska, Columbia, S.C., for a "parameter extraction using radio frequency signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A set of parameters of an evaluation structure are extracted by applying a radio frequency (RF) signal through a first capacitive contact and a second capacitive contact to the evaluation structure. Measurement data corresponding to an impedance of the evaluation structure is acquired while the RF signal is applied, and the set of parameters are extracted from the measurement data. In an embodiment, multiple pairs of capacitive contacts can be utilized to acquire measurement data. Each pair of capacitive contacts can be separated by a channel having a unique spacing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2009 (12/646,121). 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=8,395,392.PN.&OS=PN/8,395,392&RS=PN/8,395,392 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Natrogen Therapeutics International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Natrogen Therapeutics International, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,394,847) developed by five co-inventors for "methods of treating an inflammatory-related disease." The co-inventors are Longgui Wang, Flushing, N.Y., Xiao Mei Liu, Flushing, N.Y., Lian Mo, Palo Alto, Calif., Simon K. Mencher, New York, and James P. McCarron Jr., New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammatory-related diseases associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or reduced expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines. The method typically comprises administration of one or more compounds selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or derivatives thereof, such as, Meisoindigo and NATURA. Preferably the pharmaceutical composition comprises one or more compounds selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or derivatives thereof, an anti-inflammatory agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (12/548,083). 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=8,394,847&OS=8,394,847&RS=8,394,847 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1117882 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |