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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (May 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,640) developed by four co-inventors for "non-contact substrate support position sensing system and corresponding adjustments." The co-inventors are Kailash Kiran Patalay, Santa Clara, Calif., Richard O. Collins, Santa Clara, Calif., Jean R. Vatus, San Jose, Calif., and Zhepeng Cong, Vancouver, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A substrate processing system includes an optical measurement assembly coupled to an exterior of a processing chamber that has a portion that is transparent. The processing chamber includes a reference object and a pedestal for supporting a work piece. The optical measurement assembly measures a lateral location, a height and a tilt of the pedestal by transmitting light into the processing chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber and detecting a reflected light from both the reference object and the portion of the pedestal after the reflected light leaves the chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber. A method of adjusting a pedestal includes analyzing the reflected light and leveling the pedestal, translating the pedestal, calibrating the pedestal height to a preheat ring level, and checking the level and location of the pedestal in response to the analyzed reflected light." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/238,987). 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=8,441,640&OS=8,441,640&RS=8,441,640 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Innovega Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Innovega, Hansville, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,731) developed by Randall Sprague, Hansville, Wash., for a "system and apparatus for pixel matrix see-through display panels." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and apparatus directed toward using a contact lens and deflection optics to process display information and non-display information. In one embodiment of the invention, a display panel assembly is provided, comprising: a transparent substrate that permits light to pass through substantially undistorted; a two-dimensional display panel disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the display panel comprises pixel elements sufficiently spaced with respect to each other to allow light to pass through the display panel assembly; and at least one filter disposed on at least one pixel element. The filter may comprise a bandpass filter that reduces bandwidths of emitted light from the pixel element, or a polarizer filter that limits polarity of emitted light from the pixel element." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2010 (12/695,877). 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=8,441,731&OS=8,441,731&RS=8,441,731 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,441,718) developed by Roy D. Mead, Edmonds, Wash., for a "spectrally beam combined laser system and method at eye-safer wavelengths." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Fiber-laser light is Raman shifted to eye-safer wavelengths prior to spectral beam combination, enabling a high-power, eye-safer wavelength directed-energy (DE) system. The output of Ytterbium fiber lasers is not used directly for spectral beam combining. Rather, the power from the Yb fiber lasers is Raman-shifted to longer wavelengths, and these wavelengths are then spectrally beam combined. Raman shifting is most readily accomplished with a "cascaded Raman converter," in which a series of nested fiber cavities is formed using fiber Bragg gratings." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2009 (12/624,327). 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=8,441,718&OS=8,441,718&RS=8,441,718 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Tegic Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Tegic Communications, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,441,454) developed by Michael R. Longe, Seattle, and Pim Van Meurs, Kenmore, Wash., for a "virtual keyboard system with automatic correction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An enhanced text entry system uses word-level analysis to correct inaccuracies automatically in user keystroke entries on reduced-size or virtual keyboards. One or more alternate textual interpretations each sequence of inputs detected within a designated auto-correcting region. Actual interaction locations for keystrokes may occur outside the boundaries of specific keyboard key regions associated with actual characters of the word interpretations proposed or offered for selection, where the distance from each interaction location to each corresponding intended character may increase with the expected frequency of the intended the language or in a particular context. In a virtual keyboard system, keys actuated may differ from keys actually associated with letters of the word interpretations. Each such sequence corresponds to a complete word, and the user can select the intended word from among generated interpretations." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/488,375). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,441,454&OS=8,441,454&RS=8,441,454 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Video Artifact Suppression Via Rolling Flicker Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,549) developed by six co-inventors for a "video artifact suppression via rolling flicker detection." The co-inventors are Yi He, Issaquah, Wash., Stuart William Milton, Woodinville, Wash., Todd Nelson Schoepflin, Shoreline, Wash., Andrew Juenger, Woodinville, Wash., Roy Goh, Redmond, Wash., and Douglas L. Beck, Kirkland, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for suppressing banding and rolling flicker in video acquired by a video camera. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of video frames and assessing an amount of rolling flicker in the plurality of video frames. The method further comprises configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a first frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is above a threshold, and, configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a second frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is below the threshold." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2010 (12/825,101). 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=8,441,549&OS=8,441,549&RS=8,441,549 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,452) developed by four co-inventors for a multiple touch detection. The co-inventors are Thomas Fuller, Seattle, Jon Peterson, Palo Alto, Calif., Ted Tsui, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., and Seok Pyong Park (Tony Park), Everett, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for and method of detecting multiple presences on a touch sensor device are described." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2009 (12/422,226). 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=8,441,452&OS=8,441,452&RS=8,441,452 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,441,694) developed by Michael David Dobbs, Battle Ground, Wash., for a "method and an apparatus for adjusting a scanning target area of an image reproduction device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An image reproduction apparatus includes a scanning unit, a transparent scanning bed optically coupled to the scanning unit, and an adjustable shade associated with the scanning bed, wherein the adjustable shade is configured to be selectively placed across the scanning bed to reduce a portion of the scanning bed." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2003 (10/676,488). 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=8,441,694&OS=8,441,694&RS=8,441,694 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Washington Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- The University of Washington, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,441,624) developed by Thomas J. Matula, Kirkland, Wash., and Jarred Swalwell, Shoreline, Wash., a "dynamic characterization of particles with flow cytometry." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Flow cytometry concepts are modified to enable dynamic characterizations of particles to be obtained using optical scattering data. Particles in flow will be introduced into a sample volume. Light scattered by a particle in the sample volume is collected and analyzed. What differentiates the concepts disclosed herein from conventional flow cytometry is the use of an acoustic source that is disposed to direct acoustic energy into the sample volume. As the particle passes through the sample volume, it responds to the acoustic energy, causing changes in the light scattered by the particle. Those changes, which are not measured during conventional flow cytometry, can be analyzed to determine additional physical properties of the particle." The patent application was filed on June 20, 2012 (13/528,016). 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=8,441,624&OS=8,441,624&RS=8,441,624 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Trust Hilary Max Michael, Berry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Trust Hilary Max Michael, Bothell, Wash., and Audie C. Berry, Jacksonville, Fla., have been assigned a patent (8,441,493) developed by Scott James McGowan, Redmond, Wash., for a "network hardware graphics adapter compression." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of compressing and displaying the contents of multiple display devices on a single display device are presented. The display content from each of a plurality of devices is contemporaneously displayed by placing each respective desktop display raster data into video memory in a sequential order for each of the plurality of monitors and setting the scan engine to scan a single, very wide, image having a horizontal value equal to the sum of the widths of the individual displays and a vertical value equal to the original height of the individual display." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2012 (13/396,527). 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=8,441,493&OS=8,441,493&RS=8,441,493 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,791) developed by David D. Bohn, Fort Collins, Colo., Paul M. O'Brien, Sammamish, Wash., and Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, San Anselmo, Calif., for "double hinge radial cams." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In embodiments of double hinge radial cams, a portable device includes a first housing integrated with a display device, and a second housing movably coupled to the first housing. The first housing is operable to open and close relative to the second housing, and the first and second housings can be rotated from a closed position at approximately zero degrees (0.degree.) to an open position at approximately one-hundred and eighty degrees (180.degree.). A double hinge is operable to movably couple the first housing and the second housing. The double hinge includes radial cams that apply a holding torque in the open position that resists the first and second housings closing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2010 (12/978,162). 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=8,441,791&OS=8,441,791&RS=8,441,791 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,442,281) developed by eight co-inventors for an "artificially displaying information relative to a body." The co-inventors are Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Mass., Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Livermore, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are described for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual's body; and invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual's body." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2006 (11/414,149). 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=8,442,281&OS=8,442,281&RS=8,442,281 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,442,235) developed by Grigory Borisovich Lyakhovitskiy, Bothell, Wash., for an "extensible management of self-encrypting storage devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Security device objects can be utilized to support a stack of components of computer-executable instructions that are directed to managing the security functionality represented by the security device object. In the case of hardware encrypting storage devices, a security device object can represent the self-encrypting capabilities of those devices and the attendant stack can comprise drivers directed to band and key management. A default band management driver can support a band-centric set of input/output controls that can be redirected to the band management driver. It can cache band authentication keys or provide callback mechanisms for key providers to register themselves to provide keys on-demand. Key provider identifiers can be stored on the storage device and utilized to dynamically load, install or upgrade key providers when the band authentication key is required. The band management driver can also prevent the powering-down of the storage device in an unlocked state." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2010 (12/760,181). 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=8,442,235&OS=8,442,235&RS=8,442,235 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intellisist Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Intellisist, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,442,209) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for processing out-of-order caller responses during automated call processing." The co-inventors are Adam Waalkes, Sammamish, Wash., Alastair Sutherland, Seattle, Gilad Odinak, Bellevue, Wash., and Haodong (Howard) Jiang, Issaquah, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for processing out-of-order caller responses during automated call processing is provided. A call session of a caller into a call center is monitored. The call session includes a non-sequential dialogue between the caller and the call center. An interaction with the caller is based on a script. Ordered information-gathering queries, including automated voice prompts are sent to the caller by executing the script. Responses from the caller are evaluated against a topic of conversation addressed in the script through call disposition criteria. A determination is made as to whether an affect on the ordering by the call disposition criteria is met through the responses. The ordering of the information-gathering queries is dynamically modified prior to selecting a next of the information-gathering queries to send." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2007 (11/893,442). 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=8,442,209&OS=8,442,209&RS=8,442,209 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Digimarc Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Digimarc, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,442,264) developed by Geoffrey B. Rhoads, West Linn, Ore., Kenneth L. Levy, Stevenson, Wash., and Tyler J. McKinley, Lake Oswego, Ore., for a "control signals in streaming audio or video indicating a watermark." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatuses for searching for a control signal in streaming video or streaming audio that indicates the presence of a watermark in the streaming video or streaming audio. The streaming video or streaming audio is received and searched for a control signal. The detection of a control signal indicates the presences of a digital watermark in the streaming video or streaming audio. An indicator is triggered based upon detecting the control signal." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/089,816). 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=8,442,264&OS=8,442,264&RS=8,442,264 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,442,179) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for tagging and identifying a target." The co-inventors are John L. Adamski, Kenmore, Wash., Richard H. Bossi, Renton, Wash., James M. Nelson, Sumner, Wash., and William G. Bartholet, Issaquah, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for identifying and tagging a target, such an individual or an item, are described that provide an improved mechanism for identifying the target without alerting the target. In this regard, a method and apparatus can irradiate the target so as to create a radioisotope signature for the target. By thereafter monitoring the radioisotope signature, the target can be identified and tracked in a covert manner." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2007 (11/875,530). 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=8,442,179&OS=8,442,179&RS=8,442,179 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,442,203) developed by DeWayne Allan Sennett, Redmond, Wash., and Brian Kevin Daly, Seattle, for an "identification and determination of non-preemptable calls." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An active call between two parties can be marked as a non-preemptable call if one of the two parties is an authorized agency that desires to prevent premature termination of the call by a third party. The authorized agency sends a signal to a main switch to indicate that non-preemptable call status is desired. The newly established call status is then propagated to other nodes in the system to prevent premature call termination. Non-preemptable status can also be granted to some calls based on the destination of the called number, such as in 911 calls." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2008 (12/057,029). 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=8,442,203&OS=8,442,203&RS=8,442,203 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, University of Washington Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wis., and the University of Washington, Seattle, have been assigned a patent (8,440,638) developed by John M. Denu, McFarland, Wis., and Andrew M. Scharenberg, Seattle, for "compositions and methods for modulating calcium flux, glucose homeostasis and apoptosis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compositions and methods are disclosed which are effective for modulating glucose homeostasis, calcium ion flux and cell death in target cells." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2005 (11/658,069). 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=84,40,638.PN.&OS=PN/84,40,638&RS=PN/84,40,638 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** MedDEV Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- MedDEV, Stanwood, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,440,685) developed by Elaine A. DeLack, Stanwood, Wash., for a "method for treatment of neurologic dysfunction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for treatment of the symptoms of neurologic dysfunctions, including major depression, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and schizophrenia. The patient is administered an amount of a compound that increases the catalytic activity of MAO-A. The effective compound is preferably reserpine, administered in a dosage of less than about 0.03 mg per day. The reserpine may be administered topically or transdermally at a dosage in the range from about 0.002 mg per day to about 0.02 mg per day." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2010 (12/657,052). 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=84,40,685.PN.&OS=PN/84,40,685&RS=PN/84,40,685 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Protocols for Reporting Power Status Over Multiple Buses ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,233) developed by Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, Wash., and Randall E. Aull, Kenmore, Wash., for "protocols for reporting power status over multiple buses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An automated power reporting system is provided in one aspect. The system includes one or more devices that can report or transmit power status information over a bus or network. A protocol component utilizes a generalized protocol to process or convert the power status information over the network in order to facilitate power management operations for a plurality of devices. In this manner, devices that send power information can interact and exploit personal computing resources in order to better help users manage limited power resources for their respective devices." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2012 (13/437,715). 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=8,441,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,441,233&RS=PN/8,441,233 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Goodyear Tire & Rubber Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,440,750) developed by five co-inventors for a "specialized silica, rubber composition containing specialized silica and products with component thereof." The co-inventors are Bruce Raymond Hahn, Hudson, Ohio, Edward Lee Johnson, Deer Park, Wash., Abdulkareem Modupe Melaiye, Akron, Ohio, Bing Jiang, Copley, Ohio, and Robert Alan Kinsey, Hudson, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to allyl functionalized precipitated silica, rubber compositions containing such silica, particularly sulfur cured rubber compositions, and articles of manufacture having a component thereof such as, for example tires. The invention particularly relates to synthetic amorphous silica, particularly a precipitated silica, treated with an allyl silane, particularly to a precipitated silica containing allyl functional groups." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2010 (12/944,794). 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=84,40,750.PN.&OS=PN/84,40,750&RS=PN/84,40,750 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. 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