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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (May 18)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Arizona State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Arizona State University, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,441,048) developed by Joseph E. Ervin, Spring Grove, Ill., and Trevor John Thornton, Fountain Hills, Ariz., for a "horizontally depleted metal semiconductor field effect transistor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a horizontally depleted Metal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MESFET). A drain region, a source region, and a channel region are formed in the device layer such that the drain region and the source region are spaced apart from one another and the channel region extends between the drain region and the source region. First and second gate contacts are formed in the device layer on either side of the channel region, and as such, the first and second gate contacts will also reside between opposing portions of the source and drain regions. With this configuration, voltages applied to the first and second gate contacts effectively control vertical depletion regions, which form on either side of the channel region." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/677,066). 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=8,441,048&OS=8,441,048&RS=8,441,048 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** UChicago Argonne Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- UChicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,440,986) developed by Kazimierz Gofron, Plainfield, Ill., and Michael Molitsky, Plainfield, Ill., for "on axis sample visualization along a synchrontron photo beam." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a method for on-axis visualization of a target placed in a photon beam, the method comprising: placing the target in the path of the photon beam; selecting a mirror with an external reflecting surface; placing the mirror on a mirror support so that the surface faces the target; placing a reflective microscope so as to collect photons emanating from the target that have been reflected by said surface; counting and analyzing photons collected by the microscope with a CCD camera; and storing and analyzing data collected by the camera." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2010 (12/766,275). 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=8,440,986&OS=8,440,986&RS=8,440,986 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,440,890) developed by Mario Rosario Carlone Jr., Princeton, Ill., and Michael Phillip Jines, Fishers, Ind., for a "maize variety inbred PH1D0D." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel maize variety designated PH1D0D and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1D0D with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1D0D through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1D0D or a locus conversion of PH1D0D with another maize variety." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2011 (13/043,617). 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=8,440,890&OS=8,440,890&RS=8,440,890 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,440,888) developed by five co-inventors for a "maize variety hybrid 10084890." The co-inventors are Gary Edward Henke, Marshall, Mo., David Bernard Fischer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, David Walter Whitaker, Narvon, Pa., Robert Alan Guse, Evansville, Ind., and Terrill E. Williams, Princeton, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel maize variety designated 10084890 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10084890 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10084890 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10084890, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10084890. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10084890." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2010 (12/820,210). 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=8,440,888&OS=8,440,888&RS=8,440,888 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** DOE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has been assigned a patent (8,440,867) developed by Theodore R. Krause, Naperville, Ill., Jerome W. Rathke, Homer Glen, Ill., and Michael J. Chen, Downers Grove, Ill., for a "process for producing ethanol from syngas." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a method for producing ethanol, the method comprising establishing an atmosphere containing methanol forming catalyst and ethanol forming catalyst; injecting syngas into the atmosphere at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce methanol; and contacting the produced methanol with additional syngas at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce ethanol. The invention also provides an integrated system for producing methanol and ethanol from syngas, the system comprising an atmosphere isolated from the ambient environment; a first catalyst to produce methanol from syngas wherein the first catalyst resides in the atmosphere; a second catalyst to product ethanol from methanol and syngas, wherein the second catalyst resides in the atmosphere; a conduit for introducing syngas to the atmosphere; and a device for removing ethanol from the atmosphere. The exothermicity of the method and system obviates the need for input of additional heat from outside the atmosphere." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/848,496). 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=8,440,867&OS=8,440,867&RS=8,440,867 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** UOP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- UOP, Des Plaines, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,875) developed by Donald A. Eizenga, Elk Grove Village, Ill., for a "method and apparatus for high acid content feed for making diesel and aviation fuel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of making a diesel fuel from a renewable feedstock is described. Ammonia or an amine compound is used to neutralize the organic acids in the renewable feedstock. The ammonia or amine compound is removed from the product mixture before the isomerization zone so that it does not affect the isomerization catalyst." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2012 (13/474,794). 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=8,440,875&OS=8,440,875&RS=8,440,875 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Soybean Variety XBP44002 ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,440,884) developed by Jeffrey A. Thompson, Edwardsville, Ill., for a soybean variety XBP44002. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel soybean variety, designated XBP44002 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP44002, cells from soybean variety XBP44002, plants of soybean XBP44002, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP44002. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP44002 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP44002, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP44002, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP44002. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP44002 are further provided." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2011 (13/047,855). 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=8,440,884&OS=8,440,884&RS=8,440,884 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** UOP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- UOP, Des Plaines, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,871) developed by Steven Lee Krupa, Fox River Grove, Ill., for a "tetramer production apparatus and process relating thereto." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One exemplary embodiment can be a tetramer production apparatus. The apparatus can include a fractionation zone and an oxygenate removal zone. The fractionation zone can produce a distillation product including one or more C6 hydrocarbons for producing one or more C12 compounds. The oxygenate removal zone may remove one or more oxygenate compounds from the distillation product passed through the oxygenate removal zone." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/007,131). 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=8,440,871&OS=8,440,871&RS=8,440,871 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,440,877) developed by four co-inventors for an "alignment aids for a sensing article." The co-inventors are Meghan E. Collins, Lakemoor, Ill., Thomas M. Ales III, Neenah, Wis., Shirlee A. Weber, Neenah, Wis., and Andrew M. Long, Appleton, Wis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Presented is a sensing absorbent article system including an absorbent article having a liner and an outer cover, the absorbent article including a sensing means, an article design scheme, and an attachment zone having an attachment zone design scheme, wherein the attachment zone design scheme is visually differentiable from the article design scheme. Also presented is a sensing absorbent article system including an absorbent article having a liner and an outer cover, the absorbent article including a sensing means, an article design scheme, and an attachment zone adapted to indicate the proper position for a signaling device." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2006 (11/444,847). 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=8,440,877&OS=8,440,877&RS=8,440,877 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Kolcraft Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Kolcraft Enterprises, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,439,765) developed by four co-inventors for a "child swing and jumper apparatus and methods of operating the same." The co-inventors are Traci Barron, St. John, Ind., Ross Carl, River Forest, Ill., Paul J. Corsi, Terryville, Conn., and Douglas Melville Jr., Simsbury, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Child entertainment apparatus and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example method of operating a child entertainment apparatus includes suspending a seat from a frame and driving the seat for swinging movement by reciprocating an arm slidably coupled to the seat where the seat is free to slide along the arm when the seat swings." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/284,118). 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=84,39,765.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,765&RS=PN/84,39,765 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Simulation of Mechanical Reels on a Gaming Machine ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,741) developed by Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, and Jacob C. Greenberg, Rolling Meadows, Ill., for a "simulation of mechanical reels on a gaming machine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A spinning reel slot machine has increased versatility, while having reels that are aesthetically similar to traditional mechanical reels. In one embodiment, the slot machine includes a plurality of optical fibers having first ends optically coupled to a surface of an image display device and seconds ends defining a curved display surface for displaying simulated mechanical reels to a player. In another embodiment, one or more of the mechanical reels has a transparent window at a location where a symbol would normally be present. A video display displays a video symbol in the transparent window. In yet a further embodiment, one of the plurality of mechanical reels has a miniature image display located at selected ones of the symbol regions for providing video symbols for the game. In yet further embodiments, a symbol region can produce more than one symbol in response to exposure at certain wavelengths or polarizations of light." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2007 (11/875,736). 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=84,39,741.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,741&RS=PN/84,39,741 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Gaming System having Tools for Pairing Wagering Games with Available Progressive Games ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,749) developed by five co-inventors for a "gaming system having tools for pairing wagering games with available progressive games." The co-inventors are Peter R. Anderson, Glenview, Ill., Damon E. Gura, Chicago, Kyle G. Nyenhuis, Madison, Wis., Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, Nev., and Saravanan Saravanan, Palatine, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for conducting wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes a processor(s) and a memory device(s) storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the gaming system to: store, on at least one memory device, a progressive game having a first set of configuration parameters; store, on at least one memory device, a primary wagering game having a second set of configuration parameters; and compare, via at least one processor, the first set of configuration parameters with the second set of configuration parameters to determine, in accordance with at least a first rule set, if the primary wagering game can be activated and paired with the progressive game." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2012 (13/585,489). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,39,749.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,749&RS=PN/84,39,749 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Elite Casino Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Elite Casino Products, Itasca, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,761) developed by Dugan S. O'Keene, Forest Park, Ill., Scott M. Irving, Roselle, Ill., and John J. Beirne, St. Charles, Ill., for a "gaming cabinet with a gaming deck capable of being slid away from the display and rotated in either upward or downward directions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gaming cabinet includes a first side panel, a second side panel disposed away from and substantially parallel to the first side panel, and a video display carried between the first and second side panels, wherein the video display is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first and second side panels. The gaming cabinet further includes a translatable gaming deck carried between the first and second side panels, wherein the translatable gaming deck is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first and second side panels and the video display, wherein the translatable gaming deck is configured to be linearly translated away from the video display, and wherein the translatable gaming deck is configured to be rotated to a position substantially parallel to the video display when linearly translated away from the video display." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2009 (12/620,219). 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=84,39,761.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,761&RS=PN/84,39,761 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Managing Limitation Rules for Wagering Accounts ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,746) developed by Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, Ill., Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, Nev., and Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, for "managing limitation rules for wagering accounts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wagering game account management system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations include presenting a graphical user interface that includes a graphical control associated with a credit account belonging to a wagering game player; detecting a selection of the graphical control that initiates a financial transaction to transfer money from the credit account to a wagering game session account; determining access information stored in a player profile, the access information to access the credit account; determining an amount to transfer from the credit account to the wagering game session account balance; determining one or more rules limiting use of the credit account; and enforcing the one or more limitation rules on the use of the credit account." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (12/991,391). 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=84,39,746.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,746&RS=PN/84,39,746 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,752) developed by Ralph Beerhorst, Evanston, Ill., and Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, for "bonus trigger sounds building into a song." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method of playing a multi-track musical composition during a wagering game in which musical tracks are successively added as bonus triggers occur, starting from an introduction portion of the musical composition and culminating in a main theme or chorus of the musical composition. Upon receipt of a wager input at a gaming terminal, a base wagering game is initiated during which several bonus triggers can occur, satisfying eligibility to conduct a bonus game. As each bonus trigger occurs, the musical composition adds a musical track to the introduction being played through audio speakers of the gaming terminal, increasing its instrumentation density to create a richer and denser sound. When the last bonus trigger occurs during the base wagering game, the music launches seamlessly from the introduction that has just been built up into the main theme or chorus of the music, which serves as the accompaniment music for the bonus game." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2009 (12/616,947). 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=84,39,752.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,752&RS=PN/84,39,752 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Wagering Game System with Pausing Feature ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,439,744) developed by Allon G. Englman, Chicago, and Michael G. Feeney, Elmhurst, Ill., for a "wagering game system with pausing feature." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gaming system for playing a wagering game includes a gaming machine and a controller operatively associated with the gaming machine. The controller is configured to temporarily pause a game-in progress on the gaming machine following the occurrence of a pause event. The controller is also configured to reinstate a game-in progress on the gaming machine following the occurrence of an end-pause event." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2006 (11/920,642). 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=84,39,744.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,744&RS=PN/84,39,744 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Valent BioSciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Valent BioSciences, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,592) developed by eight co-inventors for "use of abscisic acid combinations for thinning." The co-inventors are Derek D. Woolard, Zion, Ill., Peter D. Petracek, Grayslake, Ill., Michael Schroeder, Guggenhausen, Germany, Johnny A. Lopez, Lubbock, Texas, Schalk Reynolds, Grayslake, Ill., Gregory Clarke, Dillsburg, Pa., Prem Warrior, Chicago, and Rick Hopkins, Fresno, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to the treatment of a plant at the flowering or fruiting stage with an effective amount of abscisic acid, its analogs or derivatives and salts thereof to reduce the number of fruits that the plant sets and grows to maturity." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,629). 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=8,440,592&OS=8,440,592&RS=8,440,592 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** USDA, LifeSensors Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture and LifeSensors, Malvern, Pa., have been assigned a patent (8,440,449) developed by Stephen R. Hughes, Peoria, Ill., and Tauseef R. Butt, Malvern, Pa., for a "transformed Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for xylose utilization." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced by transformation with heterologous polynucleotide sequences coding for xylulokinase (XKS) from Yersinia pestis and xylose isomerase (XI) are capable of xylose utilization. The transformants express these heterologous polynucleotides at a sufficient functional level to grow aerobically on xylose as the sole carbon source. Further transformation of the recombinant yeasts to overexpress one or more of the S cerevisiae genes PIP2, IMG2, MAK5, VPS9, COX10, ALE1, CDC7, and MMS4, permits the yeast to grow anaerobically on xylose as the sole carbon source. When grown under anaerobic conditions on a culture medium comprising both glucose and xylose, the transformed yeast exhibit increased ethanol productivity, with the yeast growing on the xylose to increase their biomass and fermenting the glucose to ethanol." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2009 (12/568,071). 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=8,440,449&OS=8,440,449&RS=8,440,449 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Illinois Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,546) developed by eight co-inventors for "methods and devices for fabricating and assembling printable semiconductor elements." The co-inventors are Ralph G. Nuzzo, Champaign, Ill., John A. Rogers, Champaign, Ill., Etienne Menard, Durham, N.C., Keon Jae Lee, Daejeon, South Korea, Dahl-Young Khang, Urbana, Ill., Yugang Sun, Champaign, Ill., Matthew Meitl, Raleigh, N.C., and Zhengtao Zhu, Urbana, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides methods and devices for fabricating printable semiconductor elements and assembling printable semiconductor elements onto substrate surfaces. Methods, devices and device components of the present invention are capable of generating a wide range of flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices and arrays of devices on substrates comprising polymeric materials. The present invention also provides stretchable semiconductor structures and stretchable electronic devices capable of good performance in stretched configurations." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2011 (13/113,504). 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=8,440,546&OS=8,440,546&RS=8,440,546 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** MicroLink Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- MicroLink Devices, Niles, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,492) developed by Raymond Chan, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Christopher Youtsey, Libertyville, Ill., for "assembly techniques for solar cell arrays and solar cells formed therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An assembly technique for assembling solar cell arrays is provided. During the fabrication of a solar cell, openings through the semiconductor layer are etched through to a top surface of the backmetal layer. The solar cells include an exposed top surface of the backmetal layer. A plurality of solar cells are assembled into a solar cell array where adjacent cells are interconnected in an electrically serial or parallel fashion solely from the top surface of the solar cells." The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2012 (13/649,355). 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=8,440,492&OS=8,440,492&RS=8,440,492 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent for Method of Preparing a Biological Specimen Slide ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,425) developed by Robert Jaekel, Rolling Meadows, Ill., for a "method of preparing a biological specimen slide." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of preparing a slide of a biological specimen, including the steps of (a) providing a slide containing a biological specimen and a cover slip, (b) placing a liquid non-evaporating sealing compound such as mineral oil at spaced locations around an area on the slide and (c) placing the cover slip over the specimen area whereby the specimen and reagent is between the slide and the cover slip and the sealing compound spreads to define a closed boundary around the specimen in the space between the slide and the cover slip. Testing of the biological specimen may then be performed automatically." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2007 (12/002,579). 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=8,440,425&OS=8,440,425&RS=8,440,425 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Liquid Electrophotographic Ink with a Charge Director System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,440,381) developed by five co-inventors for a "liquid electrophotographic ink with a charge director system." The co-inventors are Ilanit Mor, Nes Ziona, Israel, Shahar Stein, Petach-Tikva, Israel, Elliad Silcoff, Tel Aviv, Israel, Albert Teishev, Rishon Ie-zion, Israel, and Julia Kornilov, Rehovot, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure is drawn to compositions and methods for a liquid electrophotographic ink printing. The composition comprises a liquid vehicle; ink particles; and a charge director system, comprising i) a primary charge component, ii) a secondary charge component, and iii) an electrical stability additive; such that the charge director system provides the following ink conductivities: a high field conductivity of about 100 pS/cm to about 500 pS/cm, a low field conductivity of about 20 pS/cm to about 200 pS/cm, a direct charge conductivity less than about 30 pS/cm, and a particle conductivity of at least 100 pS/cm. Additionally, the liquid electrophotographic ink can be formulated for printing from a liquid electrophotographic printer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2008 (13/127,438). 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=8,440,381&OS=8,440,381&RS=8,440,381 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent for Diagnostic Test for the Detection of a Molecule or Drug in Whole Blood ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,416) developed by four co-inventors for a "diagnostic test for the detection of a molecule or drug in whole blood." The co-inventors are Frank C. Grenier, Libertyville, Ill., Ryan F. Workman, Gurnee, Ill., Hina N. Syed, Gurnee, Ill., and Salman Ali, Hoffman Estates, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides methods of preparing a test sample for use in an assay for detecting an analyte bound by an intracellular ligand. The methods typically involve contacting the test sample with an assay reagent comprising: a lysis reagent; and a protease that has proteolytic activity for said intracellular ligand; to form a mixture compatible for use in an immunoassay without subsequent extraction steps. Other aspects of the invention include related immunoassays and test kits." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2012 (13/547,525). 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=8,440,416&OS=8,440,416&RS=8,440,416 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Graphic Packaging International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Graphic Packaging International, Marietta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,440,275) developed by six co-inventors for a "microwave cooking packages and methods of making thereof." The co-inventors are Lorin R. Cole, Larsen, Wis., Timothy H. Bohrer, Chicago, Scott W. Middleton, Oshkosh, Wis., Richard G. Robison, Appleton, Wis., Terrence P. Lafferty, Winneconne, Wis., Brian R. O'Hagan, Appleton, Wis., and Patrick H. Wnek, Sherwood, Wis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microwave insulating material includes a dimensionally stable support, a patterned adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the support, a polymer film layer overlying the patterned adhesive layer, and a plurality of expandable cells disposed between the support and the polymer film layer and defined by the patterned adhesive layer, wherein the expandable cells vary in size. A self-sealing microwave package includes a sheet of insulating material including a first surface, and a thermally activatable adhesive applied to at least a portion of the first surface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/981,359). 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=8,440,275.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,275&RS=PN/8,440,275 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** University of Virginia Patent Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,440,167) developed by seven co-inventors for a "multimodal imaging of atherosclerotic plaque targeted to LOX-1." The co-inventors are George A. Beller, Charlottesville, Va., David K. Glover, Charlottesville, Va., Alexander L. Klibanov, Charlottesville, Va., Craig H. Meyer, Charlottesville, Va., Dayuan Li, Charlottesville, Va., Amit Patel, Chicago, and Christopher M. Kramer, Charlottesville, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides multiple modalities for detecting LOX-1. More particularly, an imaging composition is provided that allows for the in vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2009 (13/126,029). 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=8,440,167.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,167&RS=PN/8,440,167 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** S.C. Johnson & Son Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- S.C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,440,171) developed by four co-inventors for a "composition and its physical requirements for eliminating odors in air." The co-inventors are Richard S. Valpey III, Lindenhurst, Ill., Paul A. Clark, Racine, Wis., Maciej K. Tasz, Racine, Wis., and Peter N. Nguyen, Racine, Wis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air treating composition for eliminating odors from air in combination with specific spray valve and actuator requirements and spray performance parameters providing maximum dispersion of the active component in the composition into the air is disclosed. The particles of the composition are small so that the active component is dispersed into air as a fine dispersion to provide more contact with odors and to provide quick absorption of odors. The particle size of the composition is controlled through the selection of valve and actuator dimensions. The air treating and odor eliminating composition of the invention includes water, a low molecular weight polyol, an emulsifier, and a propellant. The composition may also include additional adjuvants such as solvent(s), fragrance(s), corrosion inhibitor, pH adjustor and the like." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2006 (11/476,243). 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=8,440,171.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,171&RS=PN/8,440,171 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** NPL Associates Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- NPL Associates, Champaign, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,440,165) developed by George H. Miley, Champaign, Ill., and Xiaoling Yang, Urbana, Ill., for a "dislocation site density techniques." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes operating a gas loading system with a source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen, a gas loading chamber containing a number of metallic nanoparticles, the metallic nanoparticles being selected to provide for a predetermined hydrogen cluster formation density, a vacuum system, and a valve system in communication with the gas loading chamber, the source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen and the vacuum system; providing the gas loading chamber with a first quantity of the one or more isotopes of hydrogen from the source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen; monitoring an operating temperature; and cycling a loading pressure of the gas loading chamber using the source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen in response to providing the gas loading chamber and monitoring the operating temperature." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2012 (13/414,300). 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=8,440,165.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,165&RS=PN/8,440,165 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1125370 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |