[April 12, 2013] U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 12) Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Protarius Filo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Protarius Filo, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,415,605) developed by nine co-inventors for a "digital camera with multiple pipeline signal processors." The co-inventors are Richard Ian Olsen, Newport Beach, Calif., Darryl L. Sato, Irvine, Calif., Borden Moller, Laguna Beach, Calif., Olivera Vitomirov, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Jeffrey A. Brady, Newport Beach, Calif., Ferry Gunawan, Tustin, Calif., Remzi Oten, Irvine, Calif., Feng-Qing Sun, Irvine, Calif., and James Gates, Carlsbad, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes sampling a first intensity of light with a first array of photo detectors of a digital camera. A second intensity of light is sampled with a second array of photo detectors of the digital camera. A first channel processor coupled to the first array of photo detectors generates a first image using first array data which is representative of the first intensity of light sampled by the first array of photo detectors. A second channel processor coupled to the second array of photo detectors generates a second image using second array data which is representative of the second intensity of light sampled by the second array of photo detectors. The first array of photo detectors, the second array of photo detectors, the first channel processor, and the second channel processor are integrated on or in a semiconductor substrate." The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/006,351). 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=84,15,605.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,605&RS=PN/84,15,605 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,570) developed by four co-inventors for "inhibiting moisture intrusion in a very small form factor consumer electronic product." The co-inventors are Teodor Dabov, San Francisco, Kyle Yeates, Palo Alto, Calif., Anthony Montevirgen, Milpitas, Calif., and Eric S. Jol, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A very small form factor consumer electronic product includes at least a single piece housing having an integral front and side walls that cooperate to form a cavity in cooperation with a front opening where an edge of the side walls define a rear opening and at least some of the edges have flanges. The consumer electronic product also includes an user input assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the front opening and a clip assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the rear opening and having an external user actionable clip, a plurality of internal hooking features, and a plurality of internal latching features. The clip assembly is secured by engaging at least some of the hooking features and the flanges on the edges of the housing and engaging the latching features and corresponding attachment features on the internal support plate." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2010 (12/870,656). 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=84,15,570.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,570&RS=PN/84,15,570 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seminis Vegetable Seeds Assigned Patent for Pepper Hybrid PS11423700 ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Woodland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,537) developed by Terry G. Berke, Zamora, Calif., for a pepper hybrid PS11423700. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS11423700 and the parent lines thereof, such as pepper line HPA 114-1047. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS11423700 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/881,613). 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=84,15,537.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,537&RS=PN/84,15,537 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GRT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- GRT, Santa Barbara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,517) developed by eleven co-inventors for a "continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons." The co-inventors are Sagar Gadewar, Goleta, Calif., Michael Wyrsta, Santa Barbara, Calif., Philip Grosso, Auburn, Calif., Aihua Zhang, Santa Barbara, Calif., Eric W. McFarland, Santa Barbara, Calif., Zachary J. A. Komon, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., Jeffrey H. Sherman, Sebastian, Fla., Peter Stoimenov, Goleta, Calif., Hongfei Lin, Madison, Wis., Shawn Huff, Portland, Ore., and Shouli Sun, Santa Barbara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method comprising: providing a first halogen stream; providing a first alkane stream; reacting at least a portion of the first halogen stream with at least a portion of the first alkane stream in a first reaction vessel to form a first halogenated stream; providing a second alkane stream comprising C.sub.2 and higher hydrocarbons; providing a second halogen stream; and reacting at least a portion of the second halogen stream with at least a portion of the second alkane stream in a second reaction vessel to form a second halogenated stream." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/504,865). 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=84,15,517.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,517&RS=PN/84,15,517 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aalnex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Aalnex, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,523) developed by Adel Aali, Irvine, Calif., and Raymond Barbuto, Dagsboro, Del., for "secondary wound dressings for securing primary dressings and managing fluid from wounds, and methods of using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Under one aspect, an apparatus includes a primary dressing configured for application over a region of compromised skin and including fluid-absorbing material; and a secondary dressing configured for application over the primary dressing. The secondary dressing applies pressure to the primary dressing so as to maintain the primary dressing in place over the region of compromised skin and promote the flow of fluid from the region of compromised skin into the fluid-absorbing material, and allows moisture in the fluid to evaporate from the fluid-absorbing material. Under another aspect, a dressing includes a fabric layer sized to cover a region of compromised skin; a foam layer secured to the fabric layer and having an aperture defined therein sized to cover the region of compromised skin; and a biocompatible adhesive layer disposed on the foam layer. Methods of applying the dressing also are provided." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2010 (12/824,069). 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=84,15,523.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,523&RS=PN/84,15,523 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intersil Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Intersil Americas, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,606) developed by Dong Zheng, San Jose, Calif., and Daryl Chamberlain, San Jose, Calif., for a "configurable photo detector circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A configurable photo detector circuit comprises a photo detector array including a plurality of photo detectors coupled to a plurality of amplifiers. A method for programming a detection pattern of the configurable photo detector circuit comprises selecting a first detection pattern for the photo detector array, generating first signals to create the first selected detection pattern, and applying the first generated signals to the photo detector circuit to implement the first selected detection pattern." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2011 (13/328,401). 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=84,15,606.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,606&RS=PN/84,15,606 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Optical Physics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Optical Physics, Calabasas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,600) developed by Richard A. Hutchin, Calabasas, Calif., for a "laser beam control system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A laser beam control system includes an output aperture through which a laser beam is directed toward a target. A laser beam return is also received through the output aperture, with the laser beam return including scatter from the laser beam. A deformable mirror is adapted to control the outgoing laser beam, and a sensor is adapted to detect the wavefront of the laser beam return. An optics controller is operationally coupled to the deformable mirror and is adapted to adjust the deformable mirror in response to the wavefront of the laser beam return." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2009 (12/412,547). 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=84,15,600.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,600&RS=PN/84,15,600 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GRT Assigned Patent for Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Improvements ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- GRT, Santa Barbara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,512) developed by twelve co-inventors for "hydrocarbon conversion process improvements." The co-inventors are Jeffrey H. Sherman, Vero Beach, Fla., Eric W. McFarland, Santa Barbara, Calif., Michael J. Weiss, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Santa Barbara, Calif., Leroy E. Laverman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Shouli Sun, Santa Barbara, Calif., Dieter J. Schaefer, Goleta, Calif., Galen D. Stucky, Santa Barbara, Calif., Peter C. Ford, Santa Barbara, Calif., Philip Grosso, Auburn, Calif., Ashley W. Rreed, Goleta, Calif., and Michael F. Doherty, Santa Barbara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenation step, improvements to the reproportionation step, improvements to the solid oxide reaction, improvements to solid oxide regeneration, improvements in separations, maintenance, start-up, shut-down, and materials of construction." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2010 (12/904,030). 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=84,15,512.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,512&RS=PN/84,15,512 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tigo Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Tigo Energy, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,552) developed by Ron Hadar, Cupertino, Calif., Shmuel Arditi, Los Gatos, Calif., and Dan Kikinis, Saratoga, Calif., for "systems and methods for prevention of open loop damage during or immediately after manufacturing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solar cell having an open loop voltage that approaches a critical voltage range when exposed to light. A circuit, connected to the solar cell, is configured to load the solar cell when the open loop voltage of the solar cell reaches a threshold within a predetermined range of the critical voltage range." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2011 (13/232,887). 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=84,15,552.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,552&RS=PN/84,15,552 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Time Compression/Expansion of Selected Audio Segments in an Audio File ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,549) developed by four co-inventors for a "time compression/expansion of selected audio segments in an audio file." The co-inventors are Thorsten Adam, Hamburg, Germany, Oliver Reichhardt, Schenefeld, Germany, Robert Hunt, San Jose, Calif., and Clemens Homburg, Hamburg, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer implemented method allows a user to adjust tracks in a musical arrangement. The method involves a user selecting a musical position of an audio track, which the user desires to adjust in time, either by compressing it or expanding it, by indicating with a pointing device, such as a mouse, the position in the time line of the audio track that the user wishes to alter. A first marker is then displayed at the selected musical position in the audio track. Boundary markers defining transients in the audio signal surrounding the selected musical position are then automatically generated by analysis of the audio signal, and are displayed on the audio track. The two boundary markers define an audio segment that is to be adjusted in tempo by the user moving the first marker along the time line." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2012 (13/429,959). 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=84,15,549.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,549&RS=PN/84,15,549 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Arena Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,415,484) developed by seven co-inventors for "substituted tricyclic acid derivatives as S1P1 receptor agonists useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders." The co-inventors are Robert M. Jones, San Diego, Daniel J. Buzard, San Diego, Andrew M. Kawasaki, San Diego, Sun Hee Kim, San Diego, Lars Thoresen, San Diego, Juerg Lehmann, San Diego, and Xiuwen Zhu, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to certain substituted tricyclic acid derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1-associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, hypertensive nephropathy, glomerulosclerosis, gastritis, polymyositis, thyroiditis, vitiligo, hepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, microbial infections and associated diseases, viral infections and associated diseases, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, auto immune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. ##STR00001##." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (13/060,477). 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=84,15,484.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,484&RS=PN/84,15,484 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SoloPower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- SoloPower, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,559) developed by Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, Calif., for a "method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with shaped gallium profile." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Precursor layers and methods of forming Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorbers with bandgap grading using such precursor layers are described. The Group IBIIIAVIA absorber includes a top surface with a Ga/(Ga+In) molar ratio in the range of 0.1-0.3. The Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber is formed by reacting the layers of a multilayer material structure which includes a metallic film including Cu, In and Ga formed on a base, a layer of Se formed on the metallic film, and a second metallic layer substantially including Ga formed on the layer of Se." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2009 (12/414,029). 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=84,15,559.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,559&RS=PN/84,15,559 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amgen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,501) developed by Belle B. Liu, Oak Park, Calif., Pengzu Zhou, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Nina Cauchon, Thousand Oak, Calif., for "methods and compositions for making and using polymorphs of cinacalcet." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for making and using a new polymorph of cinacalcet hydrochloride." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2007 (11/690,036). 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=84,15,501.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,501&RS=PN/84,15,501 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** RF Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,415,567) developed by Brian D. Sawyer, Palo Alto, Calif., Thomas Scott Morris, Lewisville, N.C., and Milind Shah, San Diego, for "forming soldering surfaces without requiring a solder mask." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a multi-layer laminate or substrate manufacturing process for forming soldering surfaces on a substrate of a module without requiring a solder mask. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided having a substrate body, soldering pads, and a metal segment. A patterned mask is formed over the substrate such that soldering surfaces of the soldering pads remain exposed. The soldering surfaces of the soldering pads are plated to create plated soldering surfaces over the soldering pads. The plated soldering surfaces are the regions for solder placement. The patterned mask is then removed from the substrate. Next, an anti-wetting treatment is applied to the substrate such that any unplated metal surfaces react to the anti-wetting treatment to form treated surfaces. As such, the plated soldering surfaces will wet solder while the treated surface will not wet solder. In a preferred embodiment, the anti-wetting treatment is an oxidation process." The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2010 (12/700,512). 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=84,15,567.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,567&RS=PN/84,15,567 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Novabay Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Novabay Pharmaceuticals, Emeryville, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,497) developed by five co-inventors for "N-halogenated amino compounds and derivatives." The co-inventors are Ramin Najafi, Novato, Calif., Rakesh K. Jain, Fremont, Calif., Timothy P. Shiau, Oakland, Calif., Eddy Low, Foster City, Calif., and Satheesh K. Nair, Emeryville, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to active bactericidal, antibacterial, anti-infective, antimicrobial, sporicidal, disinfectant, antifungal and antiviral compounds and compositions and to new uses of these compositions in therapy. This specification also describes methods of use for the new compounds and compositions. The specification further describes methods for preparing these compounds." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (12/451,412). 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=84,15,497.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,497&RS=PN/84,15,497 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Catalytic Distillation Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Catalytic Distillation Technologies, Pasadena, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,415,495) developed by J. Yong Ryu, Pasadena, Calif., for a "process for continuous production of organic carbonates or organic carbamates and solid catalysts therefore." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Processes for the alcoholysis, inclusive of transesterification and/or disproportionation, of reactants are disclosed. The alcoholysis process may include feeding reactants and a trace amount of soluble organometallic compound to a reactor comprising a solid alcoholysis catalyst, wherein the soluble organometallic compound and the solid alcoholysis catalyst each independently comprise a Group II to Group VI element, which may be the same element in various embodiments. As an example, diphenyl carbonate may be continuously produced by performing transesterification over a solid catalyst followed by disproportionation, where a trace amount of soluble organometallic compound is fed to the transesterification reactor. Also disclosed is a process for reactivating a spent solid alcoholysis catalyst, such as a catalyst useful for transesterifications and/or disproportionations, the process including removing polymeric materials deposited on the catalyst and re-depositing catalytically active metals on the solid catalyst." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2010 (12/914,290). 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=84,15,495.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,495&RS=PN/84,15,495 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,415,556) developed by five co-inventors for "copper delafossite transparent P-type semiconductor thin film devices." The co-inventors are Kaushal K. Singh, Santa Clara, Calif., Omkaram Nalamasu, San Jose, Calif., Nety Krishna, Sunnyvale, Calif., Michael Snure, Salt Lake City, and Ashutosh Tiwari, Sandy, Utah. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for fabrication of copper delafossite materials include a low temperature sol-gel process for synthesizing CuBO.sub.2 powders, and a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process for forming thin films of CuBO.sub.2, using targets made of the CuBO.sub.2 powders. The CuBO.sub.2 thin films are optically transparent p-type semiconductor oxide thin films. Devices with CuBO.sub.2 thin films include p-type transparent thin film transistors (TTFT) comprising thin film CuBO.sub.2 as a channel layer and thin film solar cells with CuBO.sub.2 p-layers. Solid state dye sensitized solar cells (SS-DSSC) comprising CuBO.sub.2 in various forms, including "core-shell" and "nano-couple" particles, and methods of manufacture, are also described." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,380). 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=84,15,556.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,556&RS=PN/84,15,556 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Local Sensing in a Memory Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,416,628) developed by Dean Nobunaga, Cupertino, Calif., William Kammerer, Los Altos, Calif., and Uday Chandrasekhar, San Jose, Calif., for a "local sensing in a memory device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for sensing, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. In one such memory device, a local sense circuit provides sensing of an upper group of memory cells while a global sense circuit provides sensing of a lower group of memory cells. Data sensed by the local sense circuit is transferred to the global sense circuit over local data lines or a global transfer line that is multiplexed to the local data lines. An alternate embodiment uses the local sense circuit to sense both upper and lower groups of memory cells." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/609,424). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,416,628&OS=8,416,628&RS=8,416,628 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Chonbuk National University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, South Korea, and the University of California, Oakland, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,416,604) developed by Hyongsuk Kim, Albany, Calif., and Leon O. Chua, Berkeley, Calif., for a "method of implementing memristor-based multilevel memory using reference resistor array." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a memristor, and more particularly, to a method of implementing a memristor-based multilevel memory using a reference resistor array and a write-in circuit and a read-out/restoration circuit for the memristor-based multilevel memory, in which a memristor can be used as a multilevel memory. In the present invention, a reference resistance value is written in a selected memristor of a memristor array by applying repeatedly the current pulses of which widths are proportional to the difference between the resistances of the selected memristor and the selected node of the reference resistor array." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2011 (13/009,969). 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=8,416,604&OS=8,416,604&RS=8,416,604 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,416,552) developed by Peter Gefter, South San Francisco, Calif., Leslie Wayne Partridge, Davis, Calif., and Lyle Dwight Nelsen, San Jose, Calif., for "self-balancing ionized gas streams." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Self-balancing, corona discharge for the stable production of electrically balanced and ultra-clean ionized gas streams is disclosed. This result is achieved by promoting the electronic conversion of free electrons into negative ions without adding oxygen or another electronegative gas to the gas stream. The invention may be used with electronegative and/or electropositive or noble gas streams and may include the use of a closed loop corona discharge control system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2010 (12/925,360). 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=8,416,552&OS=8,416,552&RS=8,416,552 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** National Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,547) developed by Kwok-Fu Chiu, San Jose, Calif., for a "short circuit protection with reduced offset voltage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein is technology for, among other things, short-circuit protection. The technology involves sensing a current that is based on an output current and generating a current sense signal in response. The technology further involves buffering the current sense signal. The technology further involves limiting the output current when it exceeds a threshold value." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2006 (11/606,711). 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=8,416,547&OS=8,416,547&RS=8,416,547 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intersil Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Intersil Americas, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,553) developed by Xiaodong Zhan, Plano, Texas, Zhixiang Liang, San Ramon, Calif., and Xiangxu Yu, Shenzhen, China, for a "bias and discharge system for low power loss start up and input capacitance discharge." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power supply including an AC input, a filter, a full wave rectifier, a converter, a second rectifier, and a bias system. The filter includes at least one differential capacitor coupled to the AC input. The full wave rectifier develops a DC bus voltage on a DC bus node. The converter includes a controller and operates to convert the DC bus voltage to a regulated output voltage. The second rectifier is coupled to the AC input for developing a DC bias voltage on a DC bias node. The bias system is coupled between the DC bias node and a reference node and provides at least one start-up voltage to the controller, such as a supply voltage or a sense voltage or the like. The bias circuit includes at least one current discharge path for discharging each differential capacitor within a predetermined time period when AC line voltage is removed." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/788,096). 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=8,416,553&OS=8,416,553&RS=8,416,553 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,414,528) developed by four co-inventors for a polymer scaffold sheaths. The co-inventors are Annie P. Liu, Cupertino, Calif., Jason Phillips, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Mark C. Johnson, Murrieta, Calif., and Sean McNiven, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath pair is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath pair is removed by a health professional before placing the scaffold within the body." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2011 (13/118,311). 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=8,414,528&OS=8,414,528&RS=8,414,528 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Magnetically Damped Return Pole in a Magnetic Head ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,529) developed by Steven Bruce Marshall, Newark, Calif., for a "magnetically damped return pole in a magnetic head." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic head comprises a main pole, a return pole and a magnetic damper. The main pole is configured to emit flux and the return pole is configured to return the flux to the main pole. The magnetic damper is inductively coupled to the return pole and comprises a first conductor spaced from a first side of the return pole, a second conductor spaced from a second side of the return pole and a third conductor connecting the first conductor to the second conductor." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2010 (12/870,490). 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=8,416,529&OS=8,416,529&RS=8,416,529 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Power Integrations Assigned Patent for Power System with Shared Clamp Reset ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,585) developed by Robert J. Mayell, San Francisco, for a "power system with shared clamp reset." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An example power supply includes a first power converter, a second power converter, and a shared clamp reset circuit. The first power converter is adapted to convert an input to a first output and includes a first transformer having a first primary winding. The second power converter is also adapted to convert the input to a second output and includes a second transformer having a second primary winding. The second primary winding of the second transformer is not the first primary winding of the first transformer. The shared clamp reset circuit is coupled to the first primary winding of the first transformer and is coupled to the second primary winding of the second transformer to manage leakage inductance energy within the first transformer and within the second transformer." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2011 (13/171,807). 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=8,416,585&OS=8,416,585&RS=8,416,585 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Micrus Endovascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Micrus Endovascular, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,414,524) developed by four co-inventors for "long nose manipulatable catheter." The co-inventors are Marc-Alan Levine, Pottstown, Pa., Stephen Hebert, San Francisco, Thomas G. Breton, San Jose, Calif., and David A. Watson, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The long nose manipulatable catheter includes a main lumen, a wire lumen with a push-pull wire therethrough, and a flexible joint region. The catheter section includes a control including a handle and a wire control member engaging the push-pull wire for manipulating the flexible joint region. The push-pull wire may be tapered, having a proximal portion of a first diameter and a smaller diameter distal portion. A coil may be placed around the smaller diameter to prevent buckling of the smaller diameter portion. A strapping coil may also disposed around the outside of the catheter, and an outer covering may be disposed around the strapping coil. An outer covering of a mesh may also be disposed around the distal tip of the catheter." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2006 (11/641,490). 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=8,414,524&OS=8,414,524&RS=8,414,524 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Medical Optics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,414,534) developed by Mark H. Bandhauer, Orange, Calif., John I. Muri, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and David King, Pleasanton, Calif., for "holding tank devices, systems, and methods for surgical fluidics cassette." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is generally directed to improved methods, devices, and systems for eye surgery. In some embodiments, the invention may provide new and/or improved devices, systems, and methods for detecting surgical fluids in a fluidics cassette, particularly cassettes which are used to couple an eye treatment probe to an eye treatment console. Rather than relaying on internal reflection by a gas-liquid interface, the fluid detection techniques described herein may make use of the changes in propagation of light through a portion of the holding tank when the portion varies between empty and full. For example, light may propagate directly through the holding tank portion when there is no surgical fluid, but may be directed away from a light detector when the portion of the holding tank is filled with surgical fluid. As the light may be controllably refracted using the interface between the transparent holding tank material and the surgical fluid, the propagation properties of the light may be more reliably predicted and controlled. While the sensor may not determine the actual liquid level within the holding tank, a plurality of individual liquid detectors may be sufficient to determine when it is appropriate to (for example) turn drain pumps on and off, when the holding tank is in danger of being overfilled, and the like. Other aspects of the invention may provide devices, systems, and methods for producing different types of fluidics cassette using a single cassette body type." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2006 (11/558,434). 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=8,414,534&OS=8,414,534&RS=8,414,534 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,414,527) developed by Mark Mallaby, San Diego, for "rapid exchange catheters having a sealed guidewire lumen and methods of making the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices for preventing fluid flow through the relatively short guidewire lumen of a rapid exchange catheter. The guidewire lumen for a rapid exchange catheter is provided with a narrowed or sealed section allowing for passage of a guidewire therethrough while preventing fluid flow while a guidewire is disposed therethrough. The narrowed or sealed section extends for a relatively short length of the guidewire lumen to avoid creating excessive friction between the guidewire and the guidewire lumen. In several embodiments the narrowed or sealed section is placed proximal of the distal end of the guidewire lumen." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2004 (10/945,578). 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=8,414,527&OS=8,414,527&RS=8,414,527 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Floodfoam Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Floodfoam Inc., Saint Petersburg, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,415,427) developed by G. Blair Campbell, Saint Petersburg, Fla., and Nick Conley, Redwood City, Calif., for "water impervious, removable caulk and sealant composition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stable caulk or sealant composition containing as principal ingredients styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymer and Diethyl ether is disclosed. The composition is generally employed in a canister pressurized with a propellant to expel a stream of water-impervious sealant to fill cracks, crevices and gaps to water damage. When desired, the sealant is removable from the application area." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2009 (12/638,449). 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=8,415,427&OS=8,415,427&RS=8,415,427 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,416,527) developed by Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, Calif., Jason Liang, Campbell, Calif., and Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, Calif., for "methods for providing persistent lubrication to a magnetic tape head and systems thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic tape head according to one embodiment includes a first section having a tape bearing surface (TBS) and portions that are recessed from the TBS; a thin film section coupled to the first section, the thin film section comprising transducers for at least one of reading from and writing to a magnetic tape, and a lubricating layer above at least the first section. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/916,341). 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=8,416,527&OS=8,416,527&RS=8,416,527 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Medtronic Minimed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Medtronic Minimed, Northridge, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,414,529) developed by seven co-inventors for an insertion device. The co-inventors are Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Susie E. Maule, Pasadena, Calif., Mark D. Holt, Moorpark, Calif., Paul S. Cheney II, Winnetka, Calif., Arin N. Holecek, Lakewood, Calif., Christopher G. Griffin, Sylmar, Calif., and Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2011 (13/292,931). 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=8,414,529&OS=8,414,529&RS=8,414,529 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Plexxikon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Plexxikon, Berkeley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,469) developed by 21 co-inventors for "compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor." The co-inventors are Prabha N. Ibrahim, Mountain View, Calif., Dean R. Artis, Kensington, Calif., Ryan Bremer, Oakland, Calif., Gaston Habets, Pleasant Hill, Calif., Shumeye Mamo, Oakland, Calif., Marika Nespi, Berkeley, Calif., Chao Zhang, Moraga, Calif., Jiazhong Zhang, Foster City, Calif., Yong-Liang Zhu, Fremont, Calif., Rebecca Zuckerman, Alameda, Calif., Brian West, San Francisco, Yoshisa Suzuki, El Sobrante, Calif., Jianming Tsai, Vallejo, Calif., Klaus-Peter Hirth, San Francisco, Gideon Bollag, Orinda, Calif., Wayne Spevak, Berkeley, Calif., Hanna Cho, Oakland, Calif., Samuel J. Gillette, Oakland, Calif., Guoxian Wu, Palo Alto, Calif., Hongyao Zhu, Berkeley, Calif., and Shenghua Shi, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2009 (12/616,079). 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=8,415,469&OS=8,415,469&RS=8,415,469 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,647) developed by Yongjun Zhao, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Shuaigang Xiao, Freemont, Calif., for "optical transducers and methods of making the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A near field transducer (NFTFreemont) that includes a disk, the disk having a top surface, a side surface, and a center; a peg, the peg positioned adjacent the side surface of the disk; and a heat sink, the heat sink positioned on the top surface of the disk, and the heat sink having an effective center, wherein the NFT has a peg axis, which is defined by the location of the peg adjacent the side surface of the disk, and a non-peg axis, which is perpendicular to the peg axis, and wherein the effective center of the heat sink is positioned at about the center of the disk." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2012 (13/491,721). 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=8,416,647&OS=8,416,647&RS=8,416,647 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of California, University of Chicago Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., and the University of Chicago, Chicago, have been assigned a patent (8,415,464) developed by four co-inventors for "chromosome-specific staining to detect genetic rearrangements." The co-inventors are Joe W. Gray, Livermore, Calif., Daniel Pinkel, Walnut Creek, Calif., Douglas Tkachuk, Livermore, Calif., and Carol Westbrook, Goshen, Ind. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and compositions for staining based upon nucleic acid sequence that employ nucleic acid probes are provided. Said methods produce staining patterns that can be tailored for specific cytogenetic analyzes. Said probes are appropriate for in situ hybridization and stain both interphase and metaphase chromosomal material with reliable signals. The nucleic acid probes are typically of a complexity greater than 50 kb, the complexity depending upon the cytogenetic application. Methods and reagents are provided for the detection of genetic rearrangements. Probes and test kits are provided for use in detecting genetic rearrangements, particularly for use in tumor cytogenetics, in the detection of disease related loci, specifically cancer, such as chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and for biological dosimetry. Methods and reagents are described for cytogenetic research, for the differentiation of cytogenetically similar but genetically different diseases, and for many prognostic and diagnostic applications." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2001 (09/765,291). 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=8,415,464&OS=8,415,464&RS=8,415,464 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silergy Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Silergy Technology, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Silergy Semiconductor Technology, Hangzhou, China, have been assigned a patent (8,416,587) developed by Wei Chen, Saratoga, Calif., for "synchronous rectifier control circuits and methods of controlling synchronous rectifiers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and circuits for synchronous rectifier control are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a synchronous rectifier control circuit can include: (i) a first sense circuit to sense a voltage between first and second power terminals of a synchronous rectifier device prior to a turn-on of the device, where a timing of the turn-on of the synchronous rectifier device is adjustable using a first control signal generated from the first sense circuit; (ii) a second sense circuit configured to sense a voltage between the first and second power terminals after a turn-off of the device, where a timing of the turn-off of the device is adjustable using a second control signal generated from the second sense circuit; and (iii) a driver control circuit configured to receive the first and second control signals, and to generate therefrom a gate control signal configured to drive a control terminal of the synchronous rectifier device." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2008 (12/313,435). 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=8,416,587&OS=8,416,587&RS=8,416,587 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,416,554) developed by Leora Peltz, Pasadena, Calif., Shawn H. Park, Cerritos, Calif., and John E. Kuhn, Huntington Beach, Calif., for a "multi-phase decontamination of aircraft cabin interior." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are provided for decontaminating at least a portion of an object. A misting device is configured to discharge a cloud formed from a plurality of cloud droplets. At least some of the cloud droplets include a decontaminating agent. A spraying device is configured to discharge a stream including a plurality of stream droplets into the cloud. At least some of the stream droplets have an electrostatic charge. At least some of the cloud droplets are deposited on the portion of the object to facilitate decontaminating the portion." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,563). 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=8,416,554&OS=8,416,554&RS=8,416,554 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Write Head with Bevel Structure and Reverse NFT for HAMR ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,530) developed by Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, Minn., Xuhui Jin, Fremont, Calif., and Arkadi Goulakov, Edina, Minn., for a "write head with bevel structure and reverse NFT for HAMR." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole tip adjacent to an air bearing surface and a return pole. In addition, a near field transducer is positioned adjacent the write pole in order to produce near field radiation to heat a portion of a recording medium to facilitate switching by the magnetic write pole. The near field transducer is a reverse optical near field transducer with internal bevel structures that enhance the magnetic write field intensity." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2009 (12/582,236). 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=8,416,530&OS=8,416,530&RS=8,416,530 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,586) developed by Robert J. Mayell, San Francisco, for a "flyback converter with forward converter reset clamp." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power supply includes a first power converter having a first transformer coupled to an input of the power supply and to a first output of the power supply. A clamp reset circuit is coupled to the first transformer. The clamp reset circuit includes a capacitor coupled to the first power converter and a Zener diode coupled to the capacitor. A second power converter is coupled to the clamp reset circuit. The second power converter includes a second transformer coupled to the clamp circuit and to a second output of the power supply. The capacitor is coupled to store energy received from the first power converter and the second power converter. The Zener diode is coupled to prevent the energy received from the first power converter and the second power converter from exceeding a threshold. The Zener diode limits voltage on the capacitor." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,382). 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=8,416,586&OS=8,416,586&RS=8,416,586 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Durect Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Durect, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,415,401) developed by five co-inventors for "oral pharmaceutical dosage forms." The co-inventors are Su Il Yum, Los Altos, Calif., Wendy Chao, San Jose, Calif., Huey-Ching Su, San Jose, Calif., Roger Fu, Saratoga, Calif., and Michael Zamloot, Hillsborough, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Abuse-resistant oral dosage forms suitable for administration of pharmacologically active agents are provided." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/315,868). 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=8,415,401&OS=8,415,401&RS=8,415,401 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,522) developed by Brian P. Schott, San Jose, Calif., and Nils E. Larson, San Jose, Calif., for a "disk drive with stepped motor hub." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A disk drive motor hub includes a top cylindrical portion defining a longitudinal axis, a middle cylindrical portion proximate the top cylindrical portion, and a bottom cylindrical portion proximate the middle cylindrical portion. The middle cylindrical portion defines an upper mounting surface substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, the upper mounting surface extending radially beyond the top cylindrical portion, and the bottom cylindrical portion defines a lower mounting surface substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, the lower mounting surface extending radially beyond the middle cylindrical portion." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2008 (12/243,788). 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=8,416,522&OS=8,416,522&RS=8,416,522 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Multilevel Phase Change Memory Operation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,416,608) developed by Jun Liu, Boise, Idaho, and Wenzhou Chen, San Jose, Calif., for a "multilevel phase change memory operation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, devices, and systems associated with multilevel phase change memory cells are described herein. One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include operating a phase change memory device by placing a phase change memory cell in a reset state and applying a selected programming pulse to the phase change memory cell in order to program the cell to one of a number of intermediate states between the reset state and a set state associated with the cell. The selected programming pulse includes an uppermost magnitude applied for a particular duration, the particular duration depending on to which one of the number of intermediate states the memory cell is to be programmed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2012 (13/371,812). 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=8,416,608&OS=8,416,608&RS=8,416,608 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,416,289) developed by Kurt Akeley, Novato, Calif., for a light-field display. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A light-field display is provided that renders a light-field at one or more viewing apertures through a microlens array. The light-field display includes a display such as a monitor that is positioned behind the microlens array. The monitor and the microlens array are positioned so that light emitted from a pixel of the monitor reaches the one or more apertures through at most one microlens from the microlens array. For each microlens in the microlens array, the pixels of the monitor visible through that microlens of the microlens array at the one or more apertures is determined, and a light-field is then rendered at each of the one or more viewing apertures by rendering the determined pixels corresponding to each microlens." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2009 (12/430,896). 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=8,416,289&OS=8,416,289&RS=8,416,289 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Headway Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Headway Technologies, Milpitas, Calif., and SAE Magnetics, Hong Kong, have been assigned a patent (8,416,528) developed by four co-inventors for a "magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section." The co-inventors are Yoshitaka Sasaki, Santa Clara, Calif., Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, Calif., Shigeki Tanemura, Milpitas, Calif., Kazuki Sato, Milpitas, Calif., Yukinori Ikegawa, Milpitas, Calif., Atsushi Iijima, Hong Kong, and Tatsuya Shimizu, Hong Kong. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic head includes a main pole and a return path section located above a top surface of a substrate. The main pole has an end face located in a medium facing surface. The return path section is located on the front side in the direction of travel of a recording medium relative to the main pole and is farther from the top surface of the substrate than is the main pole. The return path section has: a front end face located on the front side of the main pole in the medium facing surface; and an inclined surface located on the front side and connected to the front end face. The inclined surface is not exposed in the medium facing surface. An angle greater than 90.degree. is formed between the front end face and the inclined surface." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2012 (13/463,298). 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=8,416,528&OS=8,416,528&RS=8,416,528 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,534) developed by Baekho Heo, San Jose, Calif., Scott E. Watson, San Jose, Calif., and Ryan J. Schmidt, Santa Barbara, Calif., for a "disk drive with asymmetric tolerance ring." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein is a tolerance ring for a disk drive that includes a substantially cylindrical body having outer surface. The tolerance ring can be positioned between a rotational bearing and an actuator for providing rotational movement of the actuator. The tolerance ring can also include a contact member, positioned along the outer surface, that protrudes outward from the outer surface. The contact member can be connected to the outer surface by first and second angulated arms that extend from the outer surface to the contact member at different angles relative to the outer surface." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/828,103). 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=8,416,534&OS=8,416,534&RS=8,416,534 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** STMicroelectronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- STMicroelectronics, Coppell, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,416,256) developed by Greg Neal, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Dinesh Shedge, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "programmable dithering for video displays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a liquid crystal display (LCD) driver circuit, harmonizing a pixel inversion pattern and a dither pattern is disclosed. The pixel inversion pattern and the cooperating dither pattern interact with each other in such a way that there is substantially no discernable video artifacts generated. The cooperating dither pattern can be selected from a plurality of dither patterns using a programmable dither block." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2009 (12/491,571). 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=8,416,256&OS=8,416,256&RS=8,416,256 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Magnetic Stack Having Assist Layer ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,620) developed by six co-inventors for a "magnetic stack having assist layer." The co-inventors are Yuankai Zheng, Bloomington, Minn., Zheng Gao, San Jose, Calif., Wonjoon Jung, Bloomington, Minn., Xuebing Feng, Chanhassen, Minn., Xiaohua Lou, Bloomington, Minn., and Haiwen Xi, Prior Lake, Minn. 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