TMCnet News
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (April 5)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Thrasos Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Thrasos, Millbury, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,246) developed by four co-inventors for "TDF-related compounds and analogs thereof." The co-inventors are William D. Carlson, Weston, Mass., Peter C. Keck, Millbury, Mass., Michael Sworin, Marlborough, Mass., and Dattatreymurty Bosukonda, Shrewsbury, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates generally to tissue differentiation factor (TDF) analogs. More specifically, the invention relates to structure-based methods and compositions useful in designing, identifying, and producing molecules which act as functional modulators of TDF-like receptors. The invention further relates to methods of detecting, preventing, and treating TDF-associated disorders." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2005 (11/629,558). 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=84,10,246.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,246&RS=PN/84,10,246 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Epizyme, Eisai R&D Management Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Epizyme, Cambridge, Mass., and Eisai R&D Management, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,410,088) developed by five co-inventors for "aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds." The co-inventors are Kevin W. Kuntz, Woburn, Mass., Richard Chesworth, Concord, Mass., Kenneth W. Duncan, Norwood, Mass., Masashi Seki, Tsukuba, Japan, and Syuji Shirotori, Tsukuba, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2012 (13/447,007). 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=84,10,088.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,088&RS=PN/84,10,088 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Connecticut Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- The University of Connecticut, Farmington, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,410,097) developed by four co-inventors for "heteropyrrole analogs acting on cannabinoid receptors." The co-inventors are Alexandros Makriyannis, Watertown, Mass., Rajesh Thotapally, Pune, India, Venkata Kiran Rao Vemuri, Boston, and Teresa Olszewska, Gdansk, Poland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are biologically active hetero pyrrole analogs such as imidazoles, thiazoles, oxazoles and pyrazoles capable of interacting with the CB1 and/or the CB2 cannabinoid receptors. One aspect discloses hetero pyrrole analogs acting as antagonists for the CB1 and/or the CB2 receptors. Another aspect discloses hetero pyrrole analogs having selectivity for the CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptor. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical preparations employing the disclosed analogs and methods of administering therapeutically effective amounts of the disclosed analogs to provide a physiological effect." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2011 (13/334,163). 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=84,10,097.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,097&RS=PN/84,10,097 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ArQule Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- ArQule, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,144) developed by eight co-inventors for substituted indolo-pyridinone compounds. The co-inventors are Nivedita Namdev, Westford, Mass., Manish Tandon, Framingham, Mass., Jianqiang Wang, Acton, Mass., Audra Dalton, Revere, Mass., David Vensel, Boston, Rocio Palma, North Andover, Mass., Mark A. Ashwell, Carlisle, Mass., and Neil Westlund, Groton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to substituted indolo-pyridinone compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted indolo-pyridinone compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds or pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/751,310). 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=84,10,144.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,144&RS=PN/84,10,144 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Concert Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Concert Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,124) developed by Craig E. Masse, Cambridge, Mass., for a deuterated etravirine. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This disclosure relates to novel di-aryl-pyrimidine (DAPY) compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising a compound of this disclosure and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2008 (12/288,186). 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=84,10,124.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,124&RS=PN/84,10,124 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Concert Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Concert Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,082) developed by Julie F. Liu, Lexington, Mass., Roger D. Tung, Lexington, Mass., and Scott L. Harbeson, Cambridge, Mass., for "fluorinated diaryl urea derivatives." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to novel diaryl urea compounds, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an inhibitor of multiple kinases. ##STR00001##." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2010 (13/320,646). 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=84,10,082.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,082&RS=PN/84,10,082 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,133) developed by six co-inventors for "aminopyridines useful as inhibitors of protein kinases." The co-inventors are Juan-Miguel Jimenez, Abingdon, United Kingdom, Philip Collier, Cambridge, Mass., Jeremy Green, Waltham, Mass., Gregory Henkel, Carlsbad, Calif., Michael Liu, Oceanside, Calif., and Timothy Neuberger, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising those compounds, the methods of using the aforementioned compounds, and compounds in the treatment of various diseases, conditions, and disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the invention." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2010 (12/792,044). 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=84,10,133.PN.&OS=PN/84,10,133&RS=PN/84,10,133 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,411,826) developed by five co-inventors for a "voicemail notification server load balancing." The co-inventors are Zhiying Jin, Lexington, Mass., Wei Xia, Sudbury, Mass., Gerald Honma, Aiea, Hawaii, Jo Ann Kagawa, Honolulu, and Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device receives, from a management server, an optimal number of threads, generates a dynamic thread based on the optimal number of threads, and retrieves, from a message store, a message based on the dynamic thread and when the message store is not empty. The device receives a binding from a voicemail server associated with a voicemail user, generates a notification based on the retrieved message and based on the binding, and provides the notification to a user device associated with the voicemail user." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2009 (12/487,472). 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=8,411,826&OS=8,411,826&RS=8,411,826 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Finisar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,410,874) developed by four co-inventors for a "vertical quasi-CPWG transmission lines." The co-inventors are Yupeng Song, Fremont, Calif., Yanyang Zhao, Fremont, Calif., Yuheng Lee, San Jose, Calif., and Jianying Zhou, Acton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one example embodiment, a coplanar waveguide signal transition element transitions high-speed signals between vertically stacked coplanar waveguide transmission lines. The signal transition element comprises one or more dielectric layers and a plurality of electrically conductive vias extending through at least a portion of the one or more dielectric layers. The vias include one or more signal vias and one or more ground vias that are configured to transition signals between the vertically stacked coplanar waveguide transmission lines. The signal transition element also comprises a ground plane disposed within the one or more dielectric layers and electrically coupled to the one or more ground vias. The ground plane has one or more openings through which the one or more signal vias respectively pass." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2010 (12/849,629). 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=8,410,874.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,874&RS=PN/8,410,874 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,843) developed by four co-inventors for a "polyphase nonlinear digital predistortion." The co-inventors are Joel I. Goodman, Chelmsford, Mass., Benjamin A. Miller, Cambridge, Mass., Matthew A. Herman, Boston, and James E. Vian, Westford, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Polyphase nonlinear digital predistorters (pNDPs) mitigate nonlinear distortions generated by time-interleaved digital-to-analog converters (TIDACs). Processors in an example pNDP compute nonlinear and linear compensation terms representative of channel mismatches and other imperfections in the TIDAC based on the digital input to the TIDAC. The pNDP subtracts these compensation terms from a delayed copy of the digital input to yield a predistorted digital input. The TIDAC converts on the predistorted digital input into a fullband analog output that is substantially free of nonlinear distortion." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2011 (12/987,227). 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=8,410,843.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,843&RS=PN/8,410,843 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Analog Devices Assigned Patent for Input Common Mode Voltage Compensation Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,847) developed by Robert Libert, Rowley, Mass., and Khiem Quang Nguyen, Tewksbury, Mass., for an "input common mode voltage compensation circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A voltage level shifter for a direct coupling of an external voltage source to a common mode of a circuit may include an amplifier, a voltage-controlled current source, a first and second resistors. A first input of the amplifier may be connected to the common mode. A second input of the amplifier may, via the first and second resistors, receive a voltage indicative of the external voltage source. The output of the amplifier may indicate a voltage difference between the first and second inputs. The voltage-controlled current source may be controlled by the voltage difference to supply a current to a common node of the first and second resistors so that the voltage difference between the first and second inputs may be minimized." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2011 (13/103,292). 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=8,410,847.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,847&RS=PN/8,410,847 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OSRAM SYLVANIA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- OSRAM SYLVANIA, Danvers, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,718) developed by Viatcheslav Anissimov, Lynn, Mass., for a "dimmer conduction angle detection circuit and system incorporating the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dimmer conduction angle detection circuit, and systems and methods incorporating the same, is disclosed. The circuit receives a gate drive signal from a PFC circuit and provides a dimmer reference level signal representative of a dimmer circuit's dimmer setting in response. The circuit includes a comparator with first and second inputs that provides a pulse-width modulated output in response to comparing signals received at the inputs. The pulse-width modulated output has a pulse width representative of the dimmer circuit's dimmer setting. The circuit also includes an input network, coupled to the comparator, to receive the gate drive signal and to provide an output, in response, to the comparator's first input. The circuit also includes a threshold supply circuit to provide a threshold voltage to the comparator's second input, and a filter, coupled to the comparator, to convert the comparator's pulse-width modulated output to the dimmer reference level signal." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2010 (12/788,629). 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=8,410,718.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,718&RS=PN/8,410,718 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,798) developed by Vijay Shilpiekandula, Cambridge, Mass., Justin Y. Lai, Cambridge, Mass., and Kamal Youcef-Toumi, Cambridge, Mass., for a "flexural mechanism for passive angle alignment and locking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A passive alignment structure is provided that includes at least one rigid post being coupled to a top surface and a bottom surface. At least one in-plane clamp is associated with a respective at least one rigid post. The at least one in-plane clamp receives a clamping force to lock the respective at least one rigid post. A plurality of pins allows the top surface to align to the bottom surface." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,448). 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=8,410,798.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,798&RS=PN/8,410,798 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OSRAM SYLVANIA Assigned Patent for Lamp End of Life (EOL) Detection Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- OSRAM SYLVANIA, Danvers, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,713) developed by Nitin Kumar, Burlington, Mass., Shashank Bakre, Woburn, Mass., and Christian Breuer, Newburyport, Mass., for a "lamp end of life (EOL) detection circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lamp driver circuit to selectively energize one or more lamps is provided. The inverter circuit has a transformer with primary and secondary windings to provide voltage to the lamps. A filter is connected to the primary winding to receive a primary winding signal representative of the voltage across the primary winding. The primary winding signal has a frequency spectrum and the filter detects a particular characteristic of the frequency spectrum that is indicative of an end of life (EOL) condition of the one or more lamps. A control circuit is connected to the inverter circuit and to the filter. The control circuit is configured to discontinue energizing of the one or more lamps by the inverter circuit when the particular characteristic of the frequency spectrum of the primary winding signal is detected by the filter." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/986,596). 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=8,410,713.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,713&RS=PN/8,410,713 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Radeum Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Radeum, Orem, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,410,775) developed by Jeffrey R. LaFranchise, Newburyport, Mass., Vincent Palermo, Westford, Mass., and Charles M. Marshall, North Andover, Mass., for "methods and apparatus to detect location and orientation in an inductive system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A base station (e.g., a central device including a transducer assembly of one or more orthogonal transducers) transmits a magnetic field at a known power level and direction. The magnetic field signal includes data information transmitted from the base station to a movable remote station. The remote station includes a transducer assembly of one or multiple transducer coils to receive the magnetic field generated by the base station. Location and orientation of the remote station (with respect to the base station) are determined based on the magnitude, amplitude, and/or phase of magnetic field signals received on each of the remote station's transducers. The remote station may transmit the location and orientation information (e.g., raw measured data or converted data) to the base station using the same coils as used by the remote station to receive the magnetic field generated by the base station." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2009 (12/464,568). 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=8,410,775.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,775&RS=PN/8,410,775 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Peregrine Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Peregrine Semiconductor, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,410,840) developed by five co-inventors for "devices and methods for improving voltage handling and/or bi-directionality of stacks of elements when connected between terminals." The co-inventors are Tero Tapio Ranta, San Diego, Shawn Bawell, Amherst, N.H., Robert W. Greene, Lowell, Mass., Christopher N. Brindle, Poway, Calif., and Robert Mark Englekirk, Pacific Palisades, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices and methods for improving voltage handling and/or bi-directionality of stacks of elements when connected between terminals are described. Such devices and method include use of symmetrical compensation capacitances, symmetrical series capacitors, or symmetrical sizing of the elements of the stack." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (12/803,133). 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=8,410,840.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,840&RS=PN/8,410,840 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- 3M Innovative Properties, Saint Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,410,794) developed by Tasuku Nakayama, Tokyo, Craig A. Cordeiro, Westford, Mass., and Bernard O. Geaghan, Salem, N.H., for an "operator identifying apparatus, operator identifying method and vehicle-mounted apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An operator identifying apparatus, operator identifying method, and a vehicle-mounted apparatus." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2009 (12/995,371). 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=8,410,794.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,794&RS=PN/8,410,794 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** WiTricity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- WiTricity, Watertown, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,636) developed by seven co-inventors for a "low AC resistance conductor designs." The co-inventors are Andre B. Kurs, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Aristeidis Karalis, Boston, Morris P. Kesler, Bedford, Mass., Andrew J. Campanella, Waltham, Mass., Katherine L. Hall, Westford, Mass., Konrad J. Kulikowski, Somerville, Mass., and Marin Soljacic, Belmont, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein are improved configurations for providing a stranded printed circuit board trace comprising, a plurality of conductor layers, a plurality of individual conductor traces on each of the said conductor layers, and a plurality of vias for connecting individual conductor traces on different said conductor layers, the vias located on the outside edges of the stranded trace. The individual conductor traces of each layer may be routed from vias on one side of the stranded printed circuit board trace to vias on the other side in a substantially diagonal direction with respect to the axis of the stranded printed circuit board trace. In embodiments, the stranded printed circuit board trace configuration may be applied to a wireless power transfer system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2009 (12/639,489). 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=8,410,636.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,636&RS=PN/8,410,636 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Lumenpulse Lighting Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Lumenpulse Lighting, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,410,630) developed by Gregory Campbell, Walpole, Mass., for a "powerline communication control of light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A powerline communication control system for controlling a lighting unit, such as an LED lighting unit, including a master controller for receiving lighting unit control inputs from a lighting controller and generating corresponding lighting unit command outputs in a lighting system command format and transmission mode and superimposing the lighting unit command outputs onto the power distribution system and at least one lighting slave unit for receiving the lighting command signal, separating the lighting command signal from the power signal and for providing lighting unit control commands to the at least one lighting unit to control illumination thereof." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2011 (13/336,299). 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=8,410,630.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,630&RS=PN/8,410,630 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Curis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Curis, Lexington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,061) developed by four co-inventors for "functional antagonists of hedgehog activity." The co-inventors are Kevin Williams, Chapel Hill, N.C., Paul Rayhorn, Foxborough, Mass., Ellen A. Garber, Cambridge, Mass., and R. Blake Pepinsky, Arlington, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Variants of hedgehog protein that contain N-terminal modifications are described that can block hedgehog function; thus allowing these variants to serve as functional antagonists. These peptides have a primary amino acid sequence lacking the ability to elicit a hedgehog-dependent response in C3H 10T1/2 cells but having the ability to bind to the hedgehog receptor, patched-1. Methods for producing such functional antagonists and methods of using the functional antagonists are also described." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2002 (10/164,282). 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=8,410,061&OS=8,410,061&RS=8,410,061 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tufts College, Brigham & Women's Hospital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Tufts College, Medford, Mass., and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, have been assigned a patent (8,410,053) developed by William W. Bachovchin, Melrose, Mass., and Vijay K. Kuchroo, Newton, Mass., for "methods for treating autoimmune disorders, and reagents related thereto." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention generally relates to improved methods for treatment or prophylaxis in animal subjects (including humans) of autoimmune disorders including Type I diabetes, septic shock, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Crohn's disease." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2002 (10/496,627). 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=8,410,053&OS=8,410,053&RS=8,410,053 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Point Somee Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Point Somee, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,410,717) developed by seven co-inventors for an "apparatus, method and system for providing AC line power to lighting devices." The co-inventors are Anatoly Shteynberg, San Jose, Calif., Dongsheng Zhou, San Jose, Calif., Harry Rodriguez, Gilroy, Calif., Mark Eason, Hollister, Calif., Bradley M. Lehman, Belmont, Mass., Stephen F. Dreyer, Santa Clara, Calif., and Thomas J. Riordan, Los Altos, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, method, and system are disclosed for providing AC line power to lighting devices such as light emitting diodes ("LEDs"). A representative apparatus comprises: a plurality of LEDs coupled in series to form a first plurality of segments of LEDs; a plurality of switches coupled to the plurality of segments of LEDs to switch a selected segment into or out of a series LED current path in response to a control signal; a current sensor; and a controller which, in response to a first parameter and during a first part of an AC voltage interval, generates a first control signal to switch a corresponding segment of LEDs into the series LED current path; and during a second part of the AC voltage interval, generates a second control signal to switch the corresponding segment of LEDs out of the first series LED current path." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2010 (12/729,081). 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=8,410,717.PN.&OS=PN/8,410,717&RS=PN/8,410,717 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,410,073) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and compositions for prevention or treatment of RSV infection." The co-inventors are Akshay Vaishnaw, Arlington, Mass., Saraswathy V. Nochur, Newton, Mass., Sayda Elbashir, Cambridge, Mass., Muthiah Manoharan, Weston, Mass., and Rachel Meyers, Newton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and compositions are provided for the prevention or treatment of RSV infection in a human. The methods include administering one or more doses of a composition comprising an siRNA. The dose can be formulated for topical or parenteral administration. Topical administration includes administration as a nasal spray, or by inhalation of respirable particles or droplets. The siRNA comprises a sense strand of ALN-RSV01 and an antisense strand of ALN-RSV01." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2012 (13/359,421). 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=8,410,073&OS=8,410,073&RS=8,410,073 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,411,140) developed by Edward H. Adelson, Winchester, Mass., for a "tactile sensor using elastomeric imaging." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tactile sensor includes a photosensing structure, a volume of elastomer capable of transmitting an image, and a reflective skin covering the volume of elastomer. The reflective skin is illuminated through the volume of elastomer by one or more light sources, and has particles that reflect light incident on the reflective skin from within the volume of elastomer. The reflective skin is geometrically altered in response to pressure applied by an entity touching the reflective skin, the geometrical alteration causing localized changes in the surface normal of the skin and associated localized changes in the amount of light reflected from the reflective skin in the direction of the photosensing structure. The photosensing structure receives a portion of the reflected light in the form of an image, the image indicating one or more features of the entity producing the pressure." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/488,008). 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=8,411,140&OS=8,411,140&RS=8,411,140 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Finisar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,411,351) developed by Kevin McCallion, Winchester, Mass., and Xueyan Zheng, Andover, Mass., for an "optical differential phase-shift keyed signal demodulator." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A phase-shift keyed signal demodulator and method for demodulating is disclosed. An example demodulator includes N filters that receive inputs from a splitter and include transmission functions offset from one another. N pairs of photodiodes receive the transmitted and reflected beams from each filter and a decoder converts the outputs of the pairs of photodiodes to one or more data symbols." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2012 (13/534,276). 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=8,411,351&OS=8,411,351&RS=8,411,351 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,411,066) developed by Craig A. Cordeiro, Westford, Mass., and Thomas J. Rebeschi, Merrimack, N.H., for a "high speed noise tolerant multi-touch touch device and controller therefor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A touch-sensitive device includes a touch panel, a drive unit, a sense unit, and a measurement unit. A touch applied to a node of the panel changes a capacitive coupling between two electrodes (a drive electrode and a sense electrode) of the touch panel. The drive unit delivers a drive signal, which may comprise one or more drive pulses, to the drive electrode. The sense unit couples to the sense electrode, and generates a response signal that includes a differentiated representation of the drive signal, which is then fed through a resistor. The amplitude of the response signal is responsive to the capacitive coupling between the electrodes, and is measured to provide an indication of a touch at the node." The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2010 (12/652,343). 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=8,411,066&OS=8,411,066&RS=8,411,066 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1120369 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |