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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (June 18)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for System and Method for Optimized and Distributed Routing of Interactions ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Brian R. Galvin, Seabeck, Wash., has developed a patent (8,463,939) for a "system and method for optimized and distributed routing of interactions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for optimized and distributed routing of interactions, comprising a plurality of media servers operating adapted to handle interactions of one or more specific media types, a statistics server, a routing database, and a routing server. Upon receiving or initiating an interaction of a specific media type, a first media server from the media servers sends a route request message comprising at least an interaction identifier and a collection of interaction-specific data to the routing server, the statistics server receives event notifications from the media servers and computes one or more statistics, and the routing server executes, using statistical data from the statistics server and data from the routing database, a routing script in response to the route request message and sends a response to the first media server directing it to route the interaction to a specific target resource." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2012 (13/550,587). 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=8,463,939&OS=8,463,939&RS=8,463,939 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Arizona, Washington Inventors Develop Patent for Electronic Hand Held Ion Measurement Device and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- James R. Johnson, Chandler, Ariz., and Jason R. Johnson, Spokane, Wash., have developed a patent (8,463,558) for an "electronic hand held ion measurement device and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hand held ion tester includes a housing sufficiently small to be conveniently held in a human hand. A sample chamber is formed in the housing and has a sample inlet in the upper surface of the housing. An ion selective electrode is positioned in the sample chamber so as to be in liquid communication with samples positioned in the sample chamber. A key board and a display are positioned on the upper surface of the housing and a central processing unit contained within the housing is electrically coupled to the ion selective electrode, the key board and the display. The central processing unit is designed and connected to receive signals from the ion selective electrode, process the signals and display processed information on the display." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2009 (12/620,355). 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=8,463,558&OS=8,463,558&RS=8,463,558 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Washington, New Mexico Inventors Develop Patent for Self-help System and Method for Selling Footwear ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Joe Bentvelzen, Edgewood, Wash., and Douglas Gillis, Las Cruses, N.M., have developed a patent (8,463,657) for a "self-help system and method for selling footwear." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method of selling and distributing custom-fit shoes by a footwear manufacturer or seller. Each footwear includes a shoe shell with a foot bed cover, an arch support member, and an upper foot bed cover. Pad pockets are formed on the inside surfaces of the shoe's medial and lateral sides and on the tongue. Distributed with each shoe shell is a fit adjustment kit with a plurality of arch support pads, medial pads, lateral pads, forefoot pads, and tongue pads. The kit includes several sizes of arch support pads, medial pads, lateral pads, and tongue pads thereby enabling the user to interchange them and adjust the fit for optimal comfort. The fit of each shoe shell in a pair of footwear can be adjusted independently. The method of selling shoes includes a creation of a website where a plurality of different styles and sizes of shoes with fit adjustment kits are offered for sale." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2010 (12/897,582). 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=8,463,657&OS=8,463,657&RS=8,463,657 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Research In Motion Assigned Patent for Email System Including Synchronization Server(S) Providing Synchronization Based Upon Synchronization Indicators Stored on Mobile Devices and Related Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,463,859) developed by Nathan Provo, Ravensdale, Wash., and David Clarke, Redmond, Wash., for an "email system including synchronization server(s) providing synchronization based upon synchronization indicators stored on mobile devices and related methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An email system may include an email server(s) configured to store email messages in a plurality of mailboxes, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each configured to store email messages and an email synchronization indicator for a respective mailbox. The system may further include an email synchronization server(s) configured to establish synchronization sessions with the mobile wireless communications devices and retrieve the email synchronization indicators therefrom, and determine changes to the mailboxes and synchronize respective email messages between the mobile wireless communications devices and the email server(s) during the synchronization sessions based upon the retrieved email synchronization indicators. The email synchronization server(s) may also be configured to communicate updated email synchronization indicators to the mobile wireless communications devices, and terminate the synchronization sessions without storing of the updated email synchronization indicators at the email synchronization server(s)." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2010 (12/829,687). 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=8,463,859&OS=8,463,859&RS=8,463,859 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sharp Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Sharp, Osaka, Japan, has been assigned a patent (RE44,285) developed by Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Camas, Wash., for "systems and methods for reduced bit-depth processing in video-related data with frequency weighting matrices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for processing of data related to video wherein reduced bit depth intermediate calculations are enabled." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2011 (13/301,430). 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=RE44,285&OS=RE44,285&RS=RE44,285 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Philips Electronics Assigned Patent for Electric- or Magnetic-field Based Detection of When Electrode Pads have been Handled or Removed from Their Package ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,463,405) developed by Douglas Roberts, Bellevue, Wash., and Kim Hansen, Renton, Wash., for an "electric- or magnetic-field based detection of when electrode pads have been handled or removed from their package." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Handling or removal of a pair of defibrillator electrode pads from their package is detected in order to effectively time the issuance of prompts to guide the user. One plate of a capacitor is embedded in the package, the electrode pads and lead wires serving as the other plate. Impedance across the capacitor in an alternating current circuit is monitored to detect an increase in the distance between the pads and the package. The impedance level is determined, in a low-cost hardware solution, by rectifying and then integrating an output voltage of the capacitor to produce a voltage signal whose magnitude attenuates as the pads are handled or removed. In one embodiment, the above methodology is time-division multiplexed with an alternative process that identifies handling or removal based on pad-to-pad impedance. In a further embodiment, the capacitive configuration is replaced with an inductive one." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2004 (10/561,334). 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=8,463,405&OS=8,463,405&RS=8,463,405 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Research In Motion Assigned Patent for Email System Including Email Aggregation Server Providing Staggered Initial Fallback Polling and Related Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,463,856) developed by Harshad N. Kamat, Maple Valley, Wash., for an "email system including email aggregation server providing staggered initial fallback polling and related methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An email system may include at least one subscribed mailbox server having a plurality of subscribed mailboxes and sending a new mail indication upon receiving a new email message, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices. The system may further include at least one email aggregation server for polling each subscribed mailbox for email messages based upon receiving a respective new email indication therefrom, and forwarding the email messages to respective mobile wireless communications devices. The at least one email aggregation server may perform a fallback polling of each subscribed mailbox based upon not having polled the subscribed mailbox for a threshold fallback time, and stagger respective initial fallback polling times of the subscribed mailboxes upon startup." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2007 (11/734,876). 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=8,463,856&OS=8,463,856&RS=8,463,856 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Oregon, Washington Inventors Develop Patent for Kite Control Device with Free Rotation ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Tony Logosz, Hood River, Ore., Amary Bernard, Portland, Ore., and John Doyle, White Salmon, Wash., have developed a patent (8,459,595) for a "kite control device with free rotation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is a safety system for use in conjunction with a control bar for a kite wherein the two front lines are secured by a front line swivel positioned between the bar and the kite. One front line terminates at the swivel and one extension of the other front line, the center line, travels through a central aperture in the swivel. The center line is then routed through an aperture on the control bar and terminated with an end that can be secured to the user either manually or by a leash arrangement. The swivel allows any twists that may form in the front lines to unwind. An increased diameter element located proximally of the swivel is configured to engage the center swivel, but is configured to pass through the aperture on the control bar. When the bar is released, sufficient slack is imparted into the remaining flying lines to effectively depower the kite while retaining attachment to the kite through the restrained front line." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2010 (12/660,300). 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=84,59,595.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,595&RS=PN/84,59,595 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventors Develop Patent for Method and Apparatus for Securing Non-load Bearing Walls ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Matthew Stodola, Bellingham, Wash., and Paul Akers, Bellingham, Wash., have developed a patent (8,458,972) for a "method and apparatus for securing non-load bearing walls." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for securing non-load bearing interior walls in a wood frame structure in a manner that allows for vertical deflection of the frame includes a plurality of sleeved fastener assemblies, each having a threaded fastener extending through a shorter outer sleeve with an enlarged diameter head. The fasteners hold interior non-load bearing walls in place through a predrilled hole in the top plates of the walls, while being capable of accommodating limited vertical movement caused by vertical deflection of the building frame during construction and beyond." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/065,906). 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=84,58,972.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,972&RS=PN/84,58,972 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Backpacks Configured to Utilize Safety Harnesses ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Steven Demsky, Vancouver, Wash., has developed a patent (8,459,518) for "backpacks configured to utilize safety harnesses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel backpacks, configured to utilize seat and/or chest harnesses are disclosed herein. Preferred backpacks are configured to attach to and be supported by intermediary connectors including hip belts or backpack supports that can operably couple to separate seat harnesses." The patent application was filed on Sept. 2, 2008 (12/202,866). 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=84,59,518.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,518&RS=PN/84,59,518 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Novelis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Novelis, Toronto, has been assigned a patent (8,458,887) developed by Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Green Acres, Wash., Wayne J. Fenton, Spokane, Wash., for a "homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of casting a metal ingot with a microstructure that facilitates further working, such as hot and cold rolling. The metal is cast in a direct chill casting mold, or the equivalent, that directs a spray of coolant liquid onto the outer surface of the ingot to achieve rapid cooling. The coolant is removed from the surface at a location where the emerging embryonic ingot is still not completely solid, such that the latent heat of solidification and the sensible heat of the molten core raises the temperature of the adjacent solid shell to a convergence temperature that is above a transition temperature for in-situ homogenization of the metal. A further conventional homogenization step is then not required. The invention also relates to the heat-treatment of such ingots prior to hot working." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2010 (12/927,519). 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=84,58,887.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,887&RS=PN/84,58,887 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Secure Deposit Box and Method of Construction ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- David J. Bolles, Sammamish, Wash., has developed a patent (8,459,539) for a "secure deposit box and method of construction thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A secure deposit box and method of construction thereof are presented. An inner door is affixed to a top inner surface of a housing and movable on a top edge around a sphere of rotation defined by a bottom edge. An outer door is affixed to a front side of the housing and moveable on a bottom edge. A connecting member is attached on one end to a side edge of the inner door and on the other end to a corresponding side edge of the outer door. An inner panel is fixedly attached to the bottom edge of the outer door, moveable on a proximal edge in the same direction as the outer and inner door, and has a distal edge defining a sphere of rotation which is distinct from the sphere of rotation for the inner door. No overlap exists between the inner door and the inner panel." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2012 (13/550,509). 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=84,59,539.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,539&RS=PN/84,59,539 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Prescription Label Identity Peeler ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Troy Fischer, Gig Harbor, Wash., has developed a patent (8,459,578) for a "prescription label identity peeler." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A prescription label identity peeler includes a box-shaped housing. A lid extends over the box-shaped housing. A sanding member is adjustably carried within the box-shaped housing. A pair of linkage arms is pivotally extend between the lid and the sanding member. The motorized linkage arms will move the sanding member simultaneously and horizontally against the empty pill bottle in an inverted position, while the wheel on the swing arm assembly will contact a bottom end of the empty pill bottle via compression of the springs, thereby removing the label from the empty pill bottle when the inverted empty pill bottle rotates." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2012 (13/410,275). 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=84,59,578.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,578&RS=PN/84,59,578 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** North Carolina, Washington Inventors Develop Patent for Multi-purpose Utility Strap Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Renata Patton, Raleigh, N.C., and John R. Gilbert, Seattle, have developed a patent (8,458,864) for a "multi-purpose utility strap device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-purpose utility strap featuring an elongated strap component having an identical first end and second end. A first attachment component is disposed on the top surface of the strap component at the first end, a second attachment component is disposed on the top surface of the strap component next to the first attachment component, a third attachment component is disposed on the bottom surface of the strap component at the second end, and a fourth attachment component is disposed on the top surface of the strap component a distance from the second end. The first attachment component is adapted to engage the second attachment component to form a loop, and the third attachment component is adapted to engage the fourth attachment component to form a loop." The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2010 (12/978,502). 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=84,58,864.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,864&RS=PN/84,58,864 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,460,229) developed by 12 co-inventors for "systems, devices, and methods including catheters having components that are actively controllable between transmissive and reflective states." The co-inventors are Ralph G. Dacey Jr., St. Louis, Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, Wash., Dennis J. Rivet, Chesapeake, Va., Michael A. Smith, Phoenix, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Seattle, Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2010 (12/927,297). 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=8,460,229&OS=8,460,229&RS=8,460,229 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Koninklijke Philips Electronics Assigned Patent for Wireless Ultrasound Probe Asset Tracking ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,461,978) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "wireless ultrasound probe asset tracking." The co-inventors are David Garner, Roslindale, Mass., Kevin Appareti, Methuen, Mass., McKee Poland, Andover, Mass., David Rust, Seattle, Denise Marie Haley, New Bedford, Mass., Martha Wilson, Andover, Mass., Anthony Gades, Snohomish, Wash., Christopher Fleming, Snohomish, Wash., Dino Cuscuna, Reading, Mass., and John Fraser, Woodinville, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, an acquisition circuit, a transceiver and a battery. The probe also includes a loudspeaker which produces audible sounds as a function of the range between the wireless probe and a host system. When the probe is within a near field range of the host system, the loudspeaker is silent. But if the probe is moved to an intermediate or a far field range from the host system, the loudspeaker sounds an alert. This audible alert can be used to locate the probe by transmitting a paging signal which, upon reception by the probe, causes the probe to sound its alert. If the probe is moved to an unauthorized location where it is within range of a transmitter or receiver, the reception of a signal by the probe, the transmitter, or receiver will sound an alert signaling the unauthorized presence of the wireless probe." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2008 s(12/600,895). 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=8,461,978.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,978&RS=PN/8,461,978 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alkermes Pharma Ireland Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Alkermes Pharma Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,461,105) developed by seven co-inventors for a "polymer-based sustained release device." The co-inventors are Steven G. Wright, Madeira, Ohio, Troy Christensen, Mason, Ohio, Thean Yeoh, Salem, Conn., Michael E. Rickey, Morrow, Ohio, Joyce M. Hotz, Cincinnati, Rajesh Kumar, Marlborough, Mass., and Henry R. Costantino, Woodinville, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to compositions for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides, and methods of forming and using said compositions, for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides. The sustained release compositions of this invention comprise a biocompatible polymer having dispersed therein, a biologically active polypeptide and a sugar." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2009 (12/585,574). 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=8,461,105.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,105&RS=PN/8,461,105 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Interactive Advertising System, Business Methods and Software ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Joseph Harb, Woodinville, Wash., has developed a patent (8,462,645) for an "interactive advertising system, business methods and software." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Enhanced features and functionality of a radio station website, and offline advertising operations are disclosed to improve listener interactions, provide improved services to users, and enable more effective radio or television-based advertising." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2009 (12/391,221). 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=8,462,645.PN.&OS=PN/8,462,645&RS=PN/8,462,645 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Jannsen Pharmaceutica Assigned Patent for Heteroaryl-substituted Urea Modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Jannsen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, has been assigned a patent (8,461,159) developed by nine co-inventors for a "heteroaryl-substituted urea modulators of fatty acid amide hydrolase." The co-inventors are J. Guy Breitenbucher, Escondido, Calif., John M. Keith, San Diego, Mark S. Tichenor, San Diego, Alison L. Chambers, San Diego, William M. Jones, San Diego, Natalie A. Hawryluk, San Diego, Amy K. Timmons, Renton, Wash., Jeffrey E. Merit, Stanford, Calif., and Mark J. Seierstad, Escondido, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Certain heteroaryl-substituted piperidinyl and piperazinyl urea compounds are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, such as anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, insulin resistance, diabetes, osteoporosis, and movement disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis)." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (13/131,067). 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=8,461,159.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,159&RS=PN/8,461,159 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for High Pressure Pump of Variable Displacement ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Charles E. Johnston, Moses Lake, Wash., has developed a patent (8,459,970) for a "high pressure pump of variable displacement." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A variable-volume pump comprises one or more reciprocating pistons within respective reciprocating cylinders. The phase relationship between the reciprocating piston(s) and the reciprocating cylinder(s) determines the volumetric output of the pump." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2007 (12/279,327). 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=8,459,970&OS=8,459,970&RS=8,459,970 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Texas, Washington Inventors Develop Patent for UV LED Based Color Pixel Backlight Incorporating Quantum Dots for Increasing Color Gamut of LCD ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Munisamy Anandan, Austin, Texas, and Aris K. Silzars, Sammamish, Wash., have developed a patent (8,459,855) for a "UV LED based color pixel backlight incorporating quantum dots for increasing color gamut of LCD." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ultra-violet based color pixel backlight system for color filter-less Liquid Crystal Display, comprising multiplicity of LEDs, emitting UV or NUV light in the wavelength range of 150 nm to 390 nm, assembled at one edge of a UV transmitting light guide, which has other three edges and bottom surface coated with UV reflecting layer and its top surface roughened with UV and NUV extracting pixel patterns that contain layers of quantum dots that emit different colors of light in red, blue and green region with sharp spectrum, to increase the color gamut on LCD screen, upon excitation by UV or NUV light. The formed pixels contain reflective islands, underneath the layers of quantum dots, to reflect the visible rays, generated by the pixelated quantum dots, towards the LCD and suppress the visible light leaving the pixel as well as suppress the visible light from adjacent pixels entering the pixel. Thus suppressing the color mixing that could occur without the incorporation of reflective islands. LCD without color filters, a micro-lens sheet and the light guide with color pixels are placed in substantial alignment to provide a color pixel backlight system for LCD. Thus red, blue and green pixels of light from the light guide passes through the intended red, blue and green pixels of the color filter-less LCD, resulting in color pixel backlighting that enhances the optical efficiency of LCD as well as the color gamut on LCD screen." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2011 (13/065,697). 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=8,459,855&OS=8,459,855&RS=8,459,855 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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