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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (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 New Jersey. *** Ail Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Ail Research, Princeton Junction, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,459,250) developed by Andrew Lowenstein, Princeton Junction, N.J., for a solar energy collection. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solar collector apparatus with Dewar-type evacuated tubes results in the more efficient collection of solar radiation by, for example, maintaining the level of a volatile liquid flowing into the solar collector so that no more than 80% of the volume of an inner cylinder of a collection tube is filled with liquid and a corresponding manifold collects the vapor produced when heat is transferred from the surface of the inner glass cylinder that absorbs solar radiation to the volatile liquid. The aforementioned apparatus may likewise be used to heat a liquid within an absorber tube, the liquid having a volatile and a non-volatile component. As heat is transferred to the liquid, a fraction of the volatile component is converted to vapor, leaving the liquid more concentrated in the non-volatile component." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2009 (13/121,912). 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=8,459,250&OS=8,459,250&RS=8,459,250 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Comar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Comar, Buena, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,459,312) developed by five co-inventors for a "press in bottle adapter." The co-inventors are David A. Manera, Buena, N.J., Victoria Moore O'Brien, Sewell, N.J., Brian Myers, Williamstown, N.J., Daniel R. Hoffman, Mantua, N.J., and John D. Buehler, Bridgeton, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adapter to be pressed into the neck of a bottle to receive a syringe for accessing the bottle contents by a syringe. The adapter has a distal end that extends into the bottle and a normally closed valve located at that distal end to prevent the contents from leaking out of the bottle if the bottle is inverted. An upper flange of the adapter seats against the top of the bottle and is recessed into the top of the bottle to prevent easy access to pry the adapter out of the bottle. A cap is also disclosed that is adapted to be pressed into the neck of a bottle. The cap has an upper lid that is hinged to a lower body to allow the upper hinge to move between a closed position sealing the bottle and an open position where the bottle is accessible by a syringe." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/825,786). 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=8,459,312&OS=8,459,312&RS=8,459,312 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Veeco Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Veeco Instruments, Plainview, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,460,466) developed by Alex Gurary, Bridgewater, N.J., for an "exhaust for CVD reactor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A chemical vapor deposition reactor and a method of wafer processing are provided. The reactor includes a reaction chamber having an interior, a gas inlet manifold communicating with the interior of the chamber, an exhaust system including an exhaust manifold having a passage and one or more ports, and one or more cleaning elements mounted within the chamber. The gas inlet manifold can admit process gasses to form a deposit on substrates held within the interior. The passage can communicate with the interior of the chamber through the one or more ports. The one or more cleaning elements are movable between (i) a run position in which the cleaning elements are remote from the one or more ports and (ii) a cleaning position in which the one or more cleaning elements are engaged in the one or more ports." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/848,540). 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=8,460,466&OS=8,460,466&RS=8,460,466 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Interactive TV ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Lee S. Weinblatt, Teaneck, N.J., has developed a patent (8,464,310) for an interactive TV. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for providing interactive television viewing. A programming signal is combined with a code signal to form a transmission signal, wherein different programming signals correspond to respective code signals. The technique includes broadcasting the transmission signal, receiving the broadcast transmission signal with a TV receiver at a viewer's location, and displaying the programming signal in the received transmission signal. At least one code signal is pre-stored at the viewer's location. Interactive program data is also pre-stored at the viewer's location, wherein different interactive program data correspond to respective ones of the pre-stored code signals. The technique further includes detecting the code signal in the received transmission signal, determining whether the detected code signal matches the pre-stored code signal and, if so, inputting to a display the pre-stored interactive program data that corresponds to the detected code signal, displaying to the viewer the interactive program data that corresponds to the detected code signal, and recording a viewer response signal that has been manually inputted, interactively with the displayed programming signal, based on the displayed interactive program data." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2007 (11/711,519). 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=8,464,310&OS=8,464,310&RS=8,464,310 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Reconstruction and Restoration of Two Polarization Components of an Optical Signal Field ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,463,141) developed by Xiang Liu, Marlboro, N.J., for "reconstruction and restoration of two polarization components of an optical signal field." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A digital version of both amplitude and phase of at least one generic polarization component of a received optical signal is developed using dual-polarization direct differential detection with digital signal processing. The received signal is split into orthogonal polarization components, each of which is split into three copies. For each orthogonal polarization component a) an intensity profile is conventionally obtained using a copy and b) phase information is obtained by supplying each remaining copy to a respective one of a pair of optical delay interferometers having orthogonal phase offsets, followed by respective balanced intensity detectors. The outputs the balanced intensity detectors and the intensity profiles are converted into digital representations and used to develop, via signal processing, the optical field information of at least one generic polarization component of the received optical signal. Compensation of impairments, such as PMD, is realized through further processing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2007 (12/002,006). 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=8,463,141&OS=8,463,141&RS=8,463,141 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Siemens Assigned Patent for Tools for Automatic Colonic Centerline Extraction ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Siemens, Munich, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,463,011) developed by Bernhard Geiger, Cranbury, N.J., and Sandra Sudarsky, Bedminster, N.J., for "tools for automatic colonic centerline extraction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for extracting a colonic centerline includes segmenting a colon from a digital image of a patient's abdomen, selecting one extreme point of the colon as a source point, calculating a first distance transform of every point in the colon that is a distance of a point to the source point, and calculating a second distance transform of every point in the colon, that is a shortest distance of a point to a wall point of the colon. A centerline path is generated through the colon using the first and second distance transforms, starting from a point with a greatest distance to the source point as determined by the first distance transform, and adding points to the centerline path by selecting points with a greatest distance to the source point that are farthest from the wall of the colon using the second distance transform." The patent application was filed on Dec. 26, 2011 (13/245,018). 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=8,463,011&OS=8,463,011&RS=8,463,011 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lantiq Deutschland Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Lantiq Deutschland, Neubiberg, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,462,792) developed by Vladimir Oksman, Morganville, N.J., for "networks having plurality of nodes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of communicating in a network with a plurality of nodes. In the method, information is gathered from the plurality of nodes, where information from each node specifies other nodes from which the node detected messages. Based on the gathered information, a transmit sequence according to which the plurality of nodes are to transmit is determined. Other methods and devices are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,620). 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=8,462,792&OS=8,462,792&RS=8,462,792 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method of Priority Based Transmission of Wireless Video ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,462,797) developed by Bruce R. Cilli, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Charles Payette, Oceanport, N.J., for a "method of priority based transmission of wireless video." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting, over a wireless link, video that is coded in multiple layers such that higher priority for the use of the transmission resources may be given to the lower layers of the layered video stream. The level of priority is signified by the session identification parameters, i.e., by the source and destination ip addresses and port numbers. These parameters are assigned to the base layer and to the one or more additional layers, respectively, such that at least two of said layers are assigned different parameter sets. At least the base layer is then transmitted on the wireless link." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2010 (12/793,213). 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=8,462,797&OS=8,462,797&RS=8,462,797 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Siemens Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Own Voice Recognition with Adaptations for Noise Robustness ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Siemens, Erlangen, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,462,969) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for own voice recognition with adaptations for noise robustness." The co-inventors are Heiko Claussen, Plainsboro, N.J., Michael T. Loiacono, Hillsborough, N.J., Henning Puder, Erlangen, Germany, and Justinian Rosca, West Windsor, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Own voice recognition (OVR) for hearing aids, detects time instances where the person wearing the device is speaking. Classification of the own voice is performed dependent on a fixed or adaptive detection threshold. Automatic tuning in a real-time system depends on general noise statistics in the input signals. The noise is removed from the received signal and is characterized by signal-to-noise ratio and noise color. An optimal detection threshold for own voice recognition is determined based on the noise characteristics. A noise detection model is created by smoothed Voronoi tessellation. Own voice detection is performed by a processor." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/089,738). 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=8,462,969&OS=8,462,969&RS=8,462,969 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8,463,015) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for tracking the movement of biological materials." The co-inventors are Joseph O Ruanaidh, Hamilton, N.J., Marcin Swiatek, Montreal, Xudong Li, Somerset, N.J., and Geert Kalusche, Mannedorf, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention provides an automated system and method that allows a user to track the movement of an object, such as at least one cell amongst a plurality of cells as it moves from one point to another over time in order for the user to determine how the at least one cell functions. The user is able to track the movement of the at least one cell and determine if the at least one cell structure has changed, such as the at least one cell experiencing cell division or if two or more cells merge together. This user is able to optimally track the at least one cell to find an approximate location of at least one the cell as it moves in time and distance. Thus, this invention provides the user with a means to track cell movement to study the cell function." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 (12/523,100). 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=8,463,015&OS=8,463,015&RS=8,463,015 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Radvision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Radvision, Tel Aviv, Israel, has been assigned a patent (8,464,053) developed by four co-inventors for "systems, methods, and media for retransmitting data using the secure real-time transport protocol." The co-inventors are Jay Davis, Hillsdale, N.J., Michael Zak, Ramat Gan, Israel, Sasha Ruditsky, Fair Lawn, N.J., and Tsahi Levent-Levi, Givat Shmuel, Israel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and media for retransmitting data using the SRTP are provided. In some embodiments, methods for retransmitting data using the SRTP are provided. The methods include: receiving at least one data unit associated with a media session; determining the index of the at least one data unit; determining the session key of the media session using the index; authenticating the at least one data unit using the session key; and retransmitting the at least one data unit." The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2007 (11/899,294). 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=8,464,053&OS=8,464,053&RS=8,464,053 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for KL-divergence Kernel Regression for Non-gaussian Fingerprint Based Localization ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,463,291) developed by six co-inventors for a "KL-divergence kernel regression for non-gaussian fingerprint based localization." The co-inventors are Piotr Mirowski, New York, Harald Steck, New Providence, N.J., Philip A. Whiting, New Providence, N.J., Ravishankar Palaniappan, Jersey City, N.J., William Michael MacDonald, Bridgewater, N.J., and Tin Kam Ho, Millburn, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments are directed to mobile localization, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to tracking mobile devices. Embodiments include methods that consider probability kernels with distance-like metrics between distributions. Also described are probabilistic kernels that can be used for a regression of location, which can achieve up to about inn accuracy in an office environment." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/249,895). 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=8,463,291&OS=8,463,291&RS=8,463,291 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Metacure Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Metacure, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (8,463,404) developed by 10 co-inventors for "electrode assemblies, tools, and methods for gastric wall implantation." The co-inventors are Tamir Levi, Moshav Ein Haemek, Israel, Paul Spehr, Medford, N.J., Offer Glasberg, Zichron Ya'akov, Israel, Tami Harel, Haifa, Israel, Lena Milman, Haifa, Israel, Benny Rousso, Rishon LeZion, Israel, Elazar Sonnenschein, Beer Sheva, Israel, Yuval Elovici, Moshav Shetolim, Israel, Minelu Sonnenschein, Meitar, Israel, and Amir Govrin, Tel Aviv, Israel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus (450) is provided including an electrode (460) and an implantation tool (458) configured to be passed into an abdominal cavity of a patient, and to insert the electrode into a gastric wall of the patient, generally in parallel to the gastric wall. Other embodiments are also described." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2007 (12/160,616). 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=8,463,404&OS=8,463,404&RS=8,463,404 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Resuscitation Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Conrad Roblejo, Marlton, N.J., has developed a patent (8,459,256) for a resuscitation device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mouth-to-mouth resuscitation device comprising a straight blow-in tube having a proximal side and a distal side, a filter and one way valve on the proximal side for receiving exhaled breath from a mouth of a rescuer, an opening at the distal side for delivering the exhaled breath into the throat of a victim, an inflatable bladder surrounding the straight blow-in tube which, when inflated, assumes a donut shape which has a diameter of about 1.5'' to 2.5'', the bladder located on the straight blow-in tube between about 0.75'' and 2.0'' from the distal opening, an inflation tube in fluid communication with the inside of the inflatable bladder." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/862,137). 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=84,59,256.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,256&RS=PN/84,59,256 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Low Reflected-sound-pressure-level, Low Moisture-vapor-transmission-rate Flooring System ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Craig Patrick Keane, Mullica Hill, N.J., has developed a patent (8,458,975) for a "low reflected-sound-pressure-level, low moisture-vapor-transmission-rate flooring system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flooring system having a top floor layer, a sub-floor, and an underlayment material disposed between the sub-floor and the top floor layer is disclosed. The underlayment material may include a cross-linked, polyolefin foam having a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than about 3.0 lb/1000 ft.sup.2/24 hr, and an average sound pressure level of less than about 15 dB over a range of about 300 Hz to about 1000 Hz. Foam density, gel fraction, and resin blend may combine to provide an underlayment material having such reflective sound and moisture vapor barrier properties." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2012 (13/601,260). 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=84,58,975.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,975&RS=PN/84,58,975 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Jersey Inventors Develop Patent for Voltage Sensing Drill with Automatic Shut-off ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Wayne Branson Collins, Willingboro, N.J., and Michael J. Collins, Burlington, N.J., have developed a patent (8,459,372) for a "voltage sensing drill with automatic shut-off." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hand-held power drill incorporates an electronic voltage sensor having a sensing input conductively connected to the drill chuck so that a drill bit held by the chuck serves as a voltage sensing element. The electronic voltage sensor can operate an audible or visible warning device, and can also disable the drill motor, when the drill bit is in close proximity to a live wire. A two pole switch with successively closed sets of contacts allows the drill to be used as a voltage probe without operating the drill motor. An auxiliary by-pass switch gives the operator the option to operate the drill even when it is in proximity to a live wire." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2009 (12/558,402). 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=84,59,372.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,372&RS=PN/84,59,372 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intenze Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Intenze Products, Rochelle Park, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,459,452) developed by Mario Barth, Washington Township, N.J., for a "disposable tattoo ink container." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A single use, disposable container for tattoo ink has a generally cylindrical body defining a reservoir for retaining tattoo ink, a base and a cap. The base has a bottom surface. At least one member extends radially from the bottom surface of the base. A layer of adhesive is provided on the bottom surface of the base, but not on the under surface of the radially extending member. A removable protective layer is situated over the adhesive layer. The protective layer has a radially extending portion aligned with the member radially extending from the base. The radially extending base member increases the stability of the container, facilitates removal of the cap from the container body and provides for easy removal of the protective sticker from the adhesive layer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2012 (13/588,354). 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=8,459,452.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,452&RS=PN/8,459,452 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Electronic Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Khashayar Shakiba, Ridgewood, N.J., has developed a patent (8,460,217) for an "electronic pelvic organ prolapse quantification system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and related methods for measuring pelvic organ prolapse are disclosed. A plurality of positioning devices, such as RFID tags, ultrasound reflectors or magnetic field sensors, which may be active or passive, and which are preferably disposable, are set at predetermined positions within the patient and their relative positions recorded with one or more corresponding external receiving devices fixed to the patient while the patient is in a relaxed state. The patient is then instructed to perform an action (such as a valsalva maneuver) that causes the positioning devices to move and their movement relative to their initial recorded positions is measured." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2010 (12/893,626). 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=8,460,217&OS=8,460,217&RS=8,460,217 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Football Snap Aid ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- James Earle, Florence, N.J., has developed a patent (8,460,130) for a football snap aid. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The football snap aid simulates a snap of a football by a center to a quarterback located behind. The football snap aid includes an apparatus that supports a padded release lever from below, and which when engaged in an upward movement shall release a spring-loaded arm that supports a football on a cradle. The spring-loaded arm translates from a lowered position to a hiked position so as to simulate actual movement of the football during a snap. The football snap aid includes an upper handle and locking tab that can rotate to reset the spring-loaded arm between uses. The apparatus includes adjustable legs that can accommodate differently sized end user. The spring-loaded arm includes adjustment means to accommodate differently sized end users." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2011 (13/114,069). 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=8,460,130&OS=8,460,130&RS=8,460,130 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** SHL Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- SHL Group, Nacka Strand, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8,460,245) developed by Carlos Guillermo, Los Osos, Calif., Lucio Giambattista, East Hanover, N.J., and David DeSalvo, Lake Hiawatha, N.J., for a "device for delivering a medicament." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for delivery of medicament, which device comprises an elongated housing; a container (4) mounted within said housing and adapted to contain liquid medicament; a stopper slidably arranged within said container; and actuating means comprising a resilient member (60), a driving means (50) having one end connected to the stopper and a second end being operably connected to the resilient member, retaining means (40) for releasably retaining said driving means in a first position where said resilient member has an accumulated energy, and activating means operably connected to said retaining means for releasing said driving means to a second position, upon actively operation by an user, such that said accumulated energy is transferred to the driving means for driving the stopper a predetermined distance within the container whereby the medicament within said container i delivered characterized in that the resilient member is a variable force spring adapted for generating a predetermined sequence of at least two different force profiles during the medicament delivery." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2008 (12/666,963). 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=8,460,245&OS=8,460,245&RS=8,460,245 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** BASF Assigned Patent for Coated Catalysts Comprising a Multimetal Oxide Comprising Molybdenum ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,461,074) developed by Alexander Czaja, Dirmstein, Germany, and Martin Kraus, Westfield, N.J., for a "coated catalysts comprising a multimetal oxide comprising molybdenum." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Coated catalysts comprising a catalytically active multimetal oxide comprising molybdenum. The coated catalyst comprises a support body, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises a molybdenum oxide or a precursor compound which forms molybdenum oxide. The second layer comprises a multimetal oxide comprising molybdenum and at least one further metal." The patent application was filed on April 8, 2009 (12/937,210). 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=8,461,074.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,074&RS=PN/8,461,074 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Amino Acid Derivatives and Absorbable Polymers Therefrom ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Rao S. Bezwada, Whitehouse Station, N.J., has developed a patent (8,461,372) for an "amino acid derivatives and absorbable polymers therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to the discovery of new class of hydrolysable amino acid derivatives and absorbable polyester amides, polyamides, polyepoxides, polyureas and polyurethanes prepared therefrom. The resultant absorbable polymers are useful for drug delivery, tissue engineering, tissue adhesives, adhesion prevention, bone wax formulations, medical device coatings, stents, stent coatings, highly porous foams, reticulated foams, wound care, cardiovascular applications, orthopedic devices, surface modifying agents and other implantable medical devices. In addition, these absorbable polymers should have a controlled degradation profile." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2012 (13/358,188). 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=8,461,372.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,372&RS=PN/8,461,372 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Universitat Linz Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Universitat Linz, Linz, Austria, has been assigned a patent (8,461,636) developed by seven co-inventors for a "ferroic sensor having tini-film field-effect transistor and ferroic layer applied to substrate." The co-inventors are Siegfried Bauer, Linz, Austria, Ingrid Graz, Linz, Austria, Reinhard Schwodiauer, Linz, Austria, Christoph Keplinger, Wilhering, Austria, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Linz, Austria, Stephanie Perichon Lacour, Cottenham, United Kingdom, and Sigurd Wagner, Princeton, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ferroic component is described, comprising a ferroic layer (10) arranged between two electrodes (12,13), a thin-film field-effect transistor (4) whose gate electrode (3) forms one of the two electrodes (12, 13) of the ferroic layer (10) which is joined to the gate electrode (3) via an intermediate layer (11) acting as a bonding agent, and a substrate that is used as a support. In order to obtain a flexible component it is proposed that the thin-film field-effect transistor (4) on the one hand and the ferroic layer (10) which consists of an internally charged cellular polymer on the other hand are applied to the substrate which is arranged as a flexible plastic film (1), optionally by interposing an insulating layer (2) therebetween." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2007 (12/223,241). 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=8,461,636.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,636&RS=PN/8,461,636 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Dov Pharmaceutical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Dov Pharmaceutical, Somerset, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,461,196) developed by four co-inventors for a "1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes: preparation and use to treat neuropsychiatric disorders." The co-inventors are Phil Skolnick, Edgewater, N.J., Anthony Basile, Hoboken, N.J., Zhengming Chen, Belle Meade, N.J., and Joseph W. Epstein, Monroe, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides novel, multiply-substituted 1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, and related processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, as well as compositions and methods employing these compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including depression and anxiety." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2012 (13/366,219). 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=8,461,196.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,196&RS=PN/8,461,196 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** QRxPharma Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- QrxPharma, North Sydney, Australia, has been assigned a patent (8,461,171) developed by John W. Holaday, Bethesda, Md., and Philip Magistro, Randolph, N.J., for a "hybrid opioid compounds and compositions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are hybrid opioid compounds, mixed opioid salts, compositions comprising the hybrid opioid compounds and mixed opioid salts, and methods of use thereof. More particularly, in one aspect the hybrid opioid compound includes at least two opioid compounds that are covalently bonded to a linker moiety. In another aspect, the hybrid opioid compound relates to mixed opioid salts comprising at least two different opioid compounds or an opioid compound and a different active agent. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, as well as to methods of treating pain in humans using the hybrid compounds and mixed opioid salts." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2011 (13/024,298). 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=8,461,171.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,171&RS=PN/8,461,171 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Electric Safety Circuit for Use with an Electric Receptacle ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Simon Avitan, Fair Lawn, N.J., has developed a patent (8,462,472) for an "electric safety circuit for use with an electric receptacle." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electric safety circuit for use with an electric receptacle includes a relay and contacts in which power from a mains is supplied through the contacts to the receptacle only when the contacts are closed; a transistor for controlling the relay to open or close the contacts; an enabling device for supplying an enabling signal to the transistor to close the contacts when a plug of an electrically connected device is inserted into the receptacle, the electrically connected device is turned on, and there is no electrical contact by a person with the power supplied to the electrically connected device; and a disabling device for supplying a disabling signal to the transistor to open the contacts when there is electrical contact by a person with the power supplied to the electrically connected device." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2011 (13/116,653). 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=8,462,472.PN.&OS=PN/8,462,472&RS=PN/8,462,472 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Taro Pharmaceuticals North America Assigned Patent for Oral Suspension of Prednisolone Acetate ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Taro Pharmaceuticals North America, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (8,461,139) developed by Satish Asotra, Brampton, Canada, Shen Gao, Bolton, Canada, and Avraham Yacobi, Englewood, N.J., for an "oral suspension of prednisolone acetate." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to novel oral suspension formulation comprising prednisolone acetate, a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and a thickening agent. The present invention further provides a method of treating patients in need of prednisolone with the novel formulation." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,273). 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=8,461,139.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,139&RS=PN/8,461,139 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Thomson Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, has been assigned a patent (8,462,686) developed by five co-inventors for an "apparatus for collision mitigation of multicast transmissions in wireless networks." The co-inventors are Hang Liu, Yardley, Pa., Ishan Mandrekar, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Mingquan Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Ramkumar Perumanam, Carmel, N.J., and Saurabh Mathur, Monmouth Junction, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Message formats and apparatus are described that reserve access to a communication medium in a multicast system. A first message, a multicast request-to-send message, includes a duration field having information representing the reserved time for a communication medium, multicast receiver and transmitter address fields, and bits that specifies a destination that is expected to reply to the multicast digital message. The bits that specify a destination can be extended to a plurality of fields that each contain different destination identifiers. Example destination identifiers include association identifiers or media access control addresses. Alternately, the bits that specify a destination can have a first field containing an offset and a second field indicating destinations with respect to the offset. A second message includes a duration field and multicast receiver and transmitter address fields. The second message is used to cancel a data transmission resulting from a multicast request-to-send message." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2008 (12/737,226). 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=8,462,686.PN.&OS=PN/8,462,686&RS=PN/8,462,686 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** BASF SE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- BASF SE, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,461,296) developed by Friederike Fleischhaker, Ludwigshafen, Germany, Oliver Gronwald, Frankfurt, Germany, and Jorg Belack, Skillman, N.J., for a "method for mechanical stabilization of nitrogen-containing polymers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to a process for preparing mechanically stabilized polyazole polymers. The process includes the steps of: a) producing a film comprising polyazoles with at least one amino group in a repeat unit, b) treating the film from step a) with a solution comprising (i) at least one acid and (ii) at least one stabilizing reagent, and c) performing the stabilization reaction in the membrane obtained in step directly or in a subsequent membrane processing step by heating to a temperature greater than 60.degree. C. The stabilizing reagent contains at least one compound which has at least one aldehyde group and at least one hydroxyl group; or at least one hemiacetal group; or at least one acetal group. These polyazole polymer membranes have a high conductivity and a good mechanical stability and are suitable for applications in fuel cells." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/428,074). 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=8,461,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,296&RS=PN/8,461,296 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Speed Controller for Electric Motor ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Dalwinder Singh Sidhu, Old Bridge, N.J., has developed a patent (8,461,785) for a "speed controller for electric motor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A speed controller for a small electric motor is described. The controller is used to control small electric motors such as those used in small power tools such as electric screwdrivers. A series of electrical components are used to allow the motor to remain idle until a load is applied to the motor. When a load is applied to the motor, it increases in speed quickly to its maximum speed and remains there until the load is removed from the motor." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/881,380). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,461,785.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,785&RS=PN/8,461,785 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Smiths Detection Montreal Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Smiths Detection Montreal, Quebec, has been assigned a patent (8,461,517) developed by Reno F. Debono, Clinton, N.J., and Paul Christopher Peter Thomson, Mississauga, Canada, for an "ammonium salts as IMS positive mode calibrants/reactants." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ion mobility spectrometer includes a permeation tube, ammonium sulfate disposed within the permeation tube in solid form, and a heating device configured to heat the permeation tube so as to create ammonia gas to flow within the permeation tube. When an array of sensors of the IMS is placed in contact with an unknown sample, the ammonia operates as a reactant so as to provide detection signals that are provided to a processor unit of the IMS, so as to identify the unknown sample based on its ion mobility spectrum." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2009 (13/124,213). 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=8,461,517.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,517&RS=PN/8,461,517 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors Develop Patent for Retractable Composite Rotor Blade Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Esteban A. Caraballoso, Glen Mills, Pa., and Ali M. Sadegh, Franklyn Lakes, N.J., have developed a patent (8,459,948) for a "retractable composite rotor blade assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A retractable rotor blade for a flying vehicle includes an interlink assembly having interconnected link base subassemblies, a helical ribbon assembly reinforcing the interlink assembly, and a flexible and elastic sleeve that covers the interlink and helical ribbon assemblies in extended and retracted states of the rotor blade. Each link base subassembly has a damper for dampening movement of the interlink assembly during extension and retraction of the rotor blade, a pair of retractable links by which the link base subassembly is interconnected with another of the link base subassemblies, a link hub, and a pair of locking arms housed in the link hub for locking the rotor blade in the extended state. The helical ribbon assembly has sequentially overlapped ribbons helically wound around the interlink assembly. The flexible and elastic sleeve has a flexible and elastic skin and elastic ribs for imparting rigidity to the flexible and elastic skin." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2009 (12/582,889). 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=8,459,948&OS=8,459,948&RS=8,459,948 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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