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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (June 15)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** Warner Chilcott Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Warner Chilcott, Farjardo, Puerto Rico, has been assigned a patent (8,461,138) developed by Roger M. Boissonneault, Long Valley, N.J., for "quadraphasis continuous graduated estrogen contraceptive." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A quadraphasic estrogenic/progestogenic contraceptive regimen that provides for a low level of estrogen in the initial phase and in the fourth phase is disclosed. Also described is a contraceptive kit that may be used to practice the method of the invention." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2006 (11/476,675). 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=8,461,138&OS=8,461,138&RS=8,461,138 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Flavors & Fragrances Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Flavors & Fragrances, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,461,100) developed by Anubhav P.S. Narula, Hazlet, N.J., Edward Mark Arruda, Easton, Pa., and Franc T. Schiet, Naarden, The Netherlands, for "decenal mixtures and their use in perfume compositions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a novel decenal mixture and the incorporation and use of this mixture as a fragrance material. The novel decenal mixture contains decenals that are represented by the formula set forth below: ##STR00001## wherein the broken line represents one double bond and two single bonds." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2012 (13/369,420). 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=8,461,100&OS=8,461,100&RS=8,461,100 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Laparoscopic Instrument and Cannula Assembly and Related Surgical Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,460,271) developed by Gregory Piskun, Morganville, N.J., Anatoly Konik, Haifa, Israel, and Dan Rottenberg, Haifa, Israel, for a "laparoscopic instrument and cannula assembly and related surgical method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A laparoscopic port assembly includes a cannula unit including three cannulas each extending at an acute angle relative to a base. The cannulas are flexible for receiving respective angulated laparoscopic instruments. The cannula unit is rotatingly received in a port holder for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the holder, the holder being disposable in an opening in a patient's skin." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2010 (12/779,294). 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=84,60,271.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,271&RS=PN/84,60,271 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Circulite Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Circulite, Teaneck, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,168) developed by Robert C. Farnan, River Vale, N.J., for a "transseptal cannula device, coaxial balloon delivery device, and methods of using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transseptal cannula having a flexible cannula body, a left atrial anchor coupled to the distal end of the flexible cannula body, and a right atrial anchor operable to be attached to the left atrial anchor in vivo. The left and right atrial anchors are implanted and deployed separately. Delivery of the transseptal cannula to a heart tissue can include a low profile coaxial balloon catheter comprising a tube body including an inner member and an outer member surrounding the inner member and thereby creating an inflation channel between the inner and outer members, a hub coupled to the proximal portion of the tube body and including a fluid space in fluid communication with the inflation channel; and a balloon coupled to the distal portion of the tube body, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the inflation channel. The hub of the coaxial balloon catheter is constructed with a low profile so that other surgical devices can be directed over the coaxial hub without deflating and removing the balloon." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2010 (12/720,012). 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=84,60,168.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,168&RS=PN/84,60,168 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,460,274) developed by Petr Kuzma, Princeton, N.J., and Harry Quandt, Bensalem, Pa., for "long term drug delivery devices with polyurethane-based polymers and their manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention is related to the use of polyurethane-based polymer as a drug delivery device to deliver biologically active compounds at a constant rate for an extended period of time and methods of manufactures thereof. The device is very biocompatible and biostable, and is useful as an implant in patients (humans and animals) for the delivery of appropriate bioactive substances to tissues or organs." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,999). 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=84,60,274.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,274&RS=PN/84,60,274 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ConvaTec Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- ConvaTec Technologies, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,460,259) developed by Mingliang Lawrence Tsai, Holmdel, N.J., for a "controlled discharge ostomy appliance and moldable adhesive wafer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A controlled discharge ostomy appliance is described for use with an adhesive body fitment. The body fitment comprises an adhesive wafer having a stomal aperture that is manually shapeable by folding or rolling back a rim portion of the adhesive around the stomal aperture." The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2011 (13/286,774). 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=84,60,259.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,259&RS=PN/84,60,259 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** McNeil-PPC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- McNeil-PPC, Skillman, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,262) developed by Paul Y. Fung, South River, N.J., and Dmitry Yavich, Brooklyn, N.Y., for a "tampon with segmented grooves." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An intravaginal tampon is formed of compressed material and has an outer surface, an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and a center portion formed between the insertion and withdrawal ends. The outer surface has at least two segmented grooves are formed therein, and each segmented groove is separated from and spaced at a distance from an adjacent segmented groove. Each segmented groove has at least one substantially longitudinal segment and at least one accumulator segment. The arrangement of the segments provides a pooling region to impede bodily fluid flow along the outer surface of the tampon." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,388). 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=84,60,262.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,262&RS=PN/84,60,262 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** McNeil-PPC Assigned Patent for Individually Packaged Absorbent Article Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- McNeil-PPC, Skillman, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,260) developed by Paul Y. Fung, South River, N.J., and Paul J. Serbiak, Lambertville, Pa., for an "individually packaged absorbent article assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An individually packaged absorbent article assembly including a tri-folded absorbent article having two end portions and an intermediate portion, and a pouch containing the tri-folded absorbent article, the pouch being structured and arranged to enable a user to selectively open the pouch to thereby expose a garment-facing surface of the intermediate portion of the absorbent article prior to exposing a garment-facing surface of either of the end portions of the absorbent article." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,108). 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=84,60,260.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,260&RS=PN/84,60,260 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kaz USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Kaz USA, Southborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,460,352) developed by five co-inventors for a "site-specific pad with notch." The co-inventors are Anthony DeMore, Chardon, Ohio, Andrew P. Howansky, Copake Falls, N.Y., Christopher S. Kanel, Hudson, N.Y., Stephen Russak, Demarest, N.J., and John D'Aponte, Brooklyn, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A temperature therapy pad for use with a person including a thermal unit for making the pad either hot or cold and a therapeutic slot extending from one side of the pad which substantially divides the pad into sections. An elastic member may extend across the slot. The therapy pad can include a strap or an adhesive for attaching the therapy pad to a user's body. The thermal unit can be an electric heating coil and include a controller. The thermal unit may also be a material which has a high specific heat capacity or a material which heats when exposed to oxygen. The thermal unit may also be in the form of two separate chemical substances which change temperature when mixed. Another embodiment is for a temperature therapy pad including a substance which presents a heating or cooling sensation to a user's skin." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2006 (11/428,723). 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=84,60,352.PN.&OS=PN/84,60,352&RS=PN/84,60,352 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agilent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,461,818) developed by Michael J. Benes, Irvington, N.J., for a "transient response device, having parallel connected diode and transistor, for improving transient response of power supply." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for improving transient response of a power supply includes a diode connected in series with an output of the power supply and configured to provide a predetermined voltage drop to an output voltage of the power supply. The device further includes a source follower transistor connected in parallel with the diode and configured to be selectively activated to remove at least a portion of the predetermined voltage drop of the diode from the output voltage of the power supply during a transient period, in which an output current of the device is increasing." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/689,332). 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=8,461,818.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,818&RS=PN/8,461,818 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Modulators of ATP-binding Cassette Transporters ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,461,156) developed by seven co-inventors for "modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters." The co-inventors are Sara S. Hadida Ruah, La Jolla, Calif., Matthew Hamilton, Hackettstown, N.J., Mark Miller, San Diego, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, San Diego, Brian Bear, Oceanside, Calif., Jason McCartney, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., and Jinglan Zhou, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette ("ABC") transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator ("CFTR"). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2012 (13/595,225). 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=8,461,156&OS=8,461,156&RS=8,461,156 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,460,770) developed by Bharat I. Chaudhary, Princeton, N.J., Jeffrey M. Cogen, Flemington, N.J., and Saurav S. Sengupta, Somerset, N.J., for an "in situ moisture generation and use of polyfunctional alcohols for crosslinking of silane-functionalized resins." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Polymer compositions comprise a (i) silane-functionalized polymer, e.g., a polyethylene grafted with vinyl triethoxy silane, (H) polyfunctional alcohol e.g., .alpha.,.alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.'.about.tetramethyl-I,3-benzenediethanol and, optionally, (iii) acid, e.g., an alkylated aryl disulfonic acid. The use of polyfunctional alcohols in the absence of a strong acid yields a light-crosslinking of the silane-functionalized polymer and this, in turn, provides a polymer melt with improved extensional properties such as elongational viscosity and melt strength. The use of a polyfunctional alcohol in combination with a blocked strong acid provides a slow rate of crosslinking during melt processing and a high degree of ultimate crosslinking after the polymer composition has been shaped or molded." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2008 (12/740,838). 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=8,460,770.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,770&RS=PN/8,460,770 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Inductotherm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Inductotherm, Rancocas, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,629) developed by Oleg S. Fishman, Maple Glen, Pa., and John H. Mortimer, Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J., for a "purification of materials non-electrically conductive in the solid state and electrically conductive in the molten state with electric induction power." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is apparatus for, and method of, heating, melting and purifying a material by electric induction heating in a susceptor furnace. Non-electrically conductive solid charge may initially be placed in the furnace. Output frequency from a power source supplying current to one or more induction coils surrounding the furnace is selected to maximize magnetic coupling with the susceptor material in the susceptor furnace to induce eddy current heating in the material. Heat transfers by conduction from the susceptor material to the non-electrically conductive charge placed in the susceptor furnace to melt the charge. Output frequency is reduced as the charge melts and becomes electrically conductive to enhance magnetic coupling with the melt in the furnace. Degassing of impurities from the melt can be achieved by bubbling a gas through the melt while the surface level of the melt is maintained at vacuum. Degassing is enhanced by creating an electromagnetic ripple/wave action that increases the surface area of the melt during the degassing process." The patent application was filed on Nov. 25, 2009 (12/626,194). 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=8,460,629.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,629&RS=PN/8,460,629 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Becton, Dickinson and Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Becton, Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,620) developed by eight co-inventors for a "specimen collection container assembly." The co-inventors are Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Ringwood, N.J., Robert G. Ellis, Wayne, N.J., Robert S. Golabek Jr., Towaco, N.J., Nancy Dubrowny, Garfield, N.J., Girish Parmar, Easton, Pa., Paul Holmes, New York, Alex Blekher, Sussex, N.J., and Michael Delk, Andover, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A specimen collection container includes inner and outer tubes. The inner tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior. The sidewall includes an inner surface and an outer surface having at least one annular protrusion extending therefrom. The inner tube includes at least one funnel portion adjacent the top end for directing a specimen into the inner tube interior, and an annular ring disposed about a portion of the outer surface of the sidewall adjacent the top end. The outer tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an annular recess adapted to receive a portion of the annular protrusion therein. The inner tube is disposed within the outer tube and a portion of the top end of the outer tube abuts the annular ring." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/295,235). 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=8,460,620.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,620&RS=PN/8,460,620 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** PTC Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- PTC Therapeutics, South Plainfield, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,864) developed by Liangxian Cao, Parlin, N.J., and Panayiota Trifillis, Piscataway, N.J., for "methods for identifying compounds that modulate untranslated region-dependent gene expression and methods of using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to methods for identifying compounds that modulate untranslated region-dependent expression of a target gene. The invention particularly relates to using untranslated regions of a target gene or fragments thereof linked to a reporter gene to identify compounds that modulate untranslated region-dependent expression of a target gene. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2004 (10/543,033). 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=8,460,864&OS=8,460,864&RS=8,460,864 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Anthrogenesis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Anthrogenesis, Warren, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,460,650) developed by five co-inventors for a "treatment of inflammatory diseases using placental stem cells." The co-inventors are James W. Edinger, Belford, N.J., Robert J. Hariri, Florham Park, N.J., Jia-Lun Wang, Cherry Hill, N.J., Qian Ye, Livingston, N.J., and Herbert Faleck, West Orange, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided herein are methods of treatment of individuals having an immune-related disease, disorder or condition, for example, inflammatory bowel disease, graft-versus-host disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus erythematosus, diabetes, mycosis fungoides (Alibert-Bazin syndrome), or scleroderma using placental stem cells or umbilical cord stem cells." The patent application was filed on Feb.12, 2008 (12/030,161). 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=8,460,650.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,650&RS=PN/8,460,650 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ideon, Metallized Surface Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Ideon, Hillsborough, N.J., and Metallized Surface Technologies, Beaver Falls, Pa., have been assigned a patent (8,460,762) developed by Mikhail Laksin, Boonton, N.J., Wolfgang Decker, Beaver Falls, Pa., and Subhankar Chatterjee, Hampton, N.J., for an "electron beam curable composition for curing in a vacuum chamber." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A liquid composition and a process for coating the composition onto a surface of a substrate in a substantially oxygen-free atmosphere, under vacuum conditions. The composition comprises one or more components, all of which components do not go into a gas or vapor phase under the vacuum conditions. The composition has an ethylenically unsaturated component composed of an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate monomer, or a combination of an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate oligomer. The ethylenically unsaturated component is polymerizable or crosslinkable by the application of sufficient electron beam radiation. The composition is substantially absent of ethylenically unsaturated acrylate components, substantially absent of polymerization initiators, and substantially absent of solvents. The composition optionally further comprises one or more polymers without an acrylate functional group and without a methacrylate functional group. The composition optionally further comprises one or more of waxes, pigments, and/or wetting agents." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2009 (12/639,955). 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=8,460,762.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,762&RS=PN/8,460,762 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. -1128451 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |