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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Feb. 4)
[February 04, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Feb. 4)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,566) developed by Christopher E. Hsiong, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "parity error detection verification." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2011 (13/331,172). 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=8635566.PN.&OS=PN/8635566&RS=PN/8635566 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.



*** Intuit Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Intuit, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,662) developed by David E. Lang, Simi Valley, Calif., for "dynamic trust model for authenticating a user." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2008 (12/023,848). 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=8635662.PN.&OS=PN/8635662&RS=PN/8635662 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Headwater Partners I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Headwater Partners I, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,678) developed by Gregory G. Raleigh, Woodside, Calif., for a method and network system "for automated device provisioning and activation." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2013 (13/852,933). 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=8635678.PN.&OS=PN/8635678&RS=PN/8635678 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.


*** FireEye Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- FireEye, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,696) developed by Ashar Aziz, Fremont, Calif., for a system and method "for detecting a computer worm comprises a traffic analysis device in communication with a network device." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2013 (13/931,631). 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=8635696.PN.&OS=PN/8635696&RS=PN/8635696 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** McAfee Assigned Patent for Data Mining and Security Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- McAfee, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,706) developed by Weimin Liu, Palo Alto, Calif., for a system and method "for data mining and security policy management." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2012 (13/422,791). 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=8635706.PN.&OS=PN/8635706&RS=PN/8635706 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Secure Media Peripheral Association ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,665) developed by two co-inventors for "secure legacy media peripheral association with authentication in a media exchange network." The co-inventors are Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, Calif., and James D. Bennett, Hroznetin, Czech Republic.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2012 (13/660,484). 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=8635665.PN.&OS=PN/8635665&RS=PN/8635665 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Rectilinear Steiner ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,576) developed by three co-inventors for method "for determining wire lengths between nodes using a rectilinear steiner minimum tree (RSMT) with existing pre-routes algorithm." The co-inventors are Jingyan Zuo, San Jose, Calif., Yu-Yen Mo, San Jose, Calif., and Min Zhao, College Station, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2012 (13/486,061). 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=8635576.PN.&OS=PN/8635576&RS=PN/8635576 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Symphony Advanced Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Symphony Advanced Media, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,635,674) developed by four co-inventors for "social content monitoring platform methods." The co-inventors are Nigel Stephen Pratt, Los Altos, Calif., Pyeush Gurha, Mountain View, Calif., Manish Bhatia, Cranbury, N.J., and Michael Scott Saxon, Westfield, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2011 (13/341,137). 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=8635674.PN.&OS=PN/8635674&RS=PN/8635674 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Propagating Identity Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,682) developed by two co-inventors for methods and systems "for propagating identity information in a composite application are presented." The co-inventors are Nickolas Kavantzas, Emerald Hills, Calif., and Prakash Yamuna, Union City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/149,049). 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=8635682.PN.&OS=PN/8635682&RS=PN/8635682 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,695) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for detecting and preventing network security breaches." The co-inventors are Nir Zuk, Redwood City, Calif., and Kowsik Guruswamy, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/616,046). 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=8635695.PN.&OS=PN/8635695&RS=PN/8635695 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Mixm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Mixm, Anaheim Hills, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,627,516) developed by Lynn Evans, Anaheim Hills, Calif., for "removable band for visor." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2011 (13/092,483). 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=8627516.PN.&OS=PN/8627516&RS=PN/8627516 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent for Electronic Design Automation Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,567) developed by three co-inventors for a method of circuit design "for electronic design automation tool for guided connection assistance." The co-inventors are Shay P. Seng, San Jose, Calif., Krishnan Subramanian, San Jose, Calif., and Robert E. Shortt, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2012 (13/649,593). 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=8635567.PN.&OS=PN/8635567&RS=PN/8635567 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,574) developed by four co-inventors for a method and mechanism "for implementing extraction for an integrated circuit design." The co-inventors are Eric Nequist, Monte Sereno, Calif., Richard Brashears, San Jose, Calif., Matthew A. Liberty, Lake Oswego, Ore., and Michael C. McSherry, Portland, Ore.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/987,067 ). 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=8635574.PN.&OS=PN/8635574&RS=PN/8635574 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent for Digital Content Scanning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Symantec, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,699) developed by two co-inventors for "performance optimization for scanning of digital content on read-only optical media." The co-inventors are Joseph Chen, Los Angeles, and Brendon Vincent Woirhaye, Whittier, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/285,922). 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=8635699.PN.&OS=PN/8635699&RS=PN/8635699 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Yahoo Assigned Patent for Secure Browser-Based Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Yahoo, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,701) developed by four co-inventors for "secure browser-based applications." The co-inventors are David B. Grigsby, Encinitas, Calif., Steven E. Spencer, Northridge, Calif., Gordon Durand, Truckee, Calif., and Lloyd T. Hilaiel, Denver.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2009 (12/350,177). 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=8635701.PN.&OS=PN/8635701&RS=PN/8635701 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Spammers Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,692) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for user friendly detection of spammers." The co-inventors are David Jack Ovadia, Danville, Calif., Nathan Gentner, San Francisco, and Rohit Deep, Union City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 4, 2011 (13/101,074). 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=8635692.PN.&OS=PN/8635692&RS=PN/8635692 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Anti-Malware ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,705) developed by seven co-inventors for "computer system and method with anti-malware." The co-inventors are Steve Orrin, Santa Clara, Calif., Prasanna G. Mulgaonkar, Saratoga, Calif., Ravi L. Sahita, Beaverton, Ore., David M. Durham, Beaverton, Ore., Yasser Rasheed, Beaverton, Ore., Paul S. Schmitz, North Plains, Ore., and Hormuzd M. Khosravi, Portland, Ore.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2010 (12/658,876). 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=8635705.PN.&OS=PN/8635705&RS=PN/8635705 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** S3C Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- S3C Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,627,559) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for manufacturing a micro-electro-mechanical system pressure sensor, including forming a gauge wafer including a diaphragm and a pedestal region." The co-inventors are Mohammad Yunus, Castro Valley, Calif., and James Tjanmeng Suminto, West Covina, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,427). 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=8627559.PN.&OS=PN/8627559&RS=PN/8627559 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Gemstar Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Gemstar Development, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,642) developed by three co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for exercising access control over television programs using a parental control user interface that has different functions is provided." The co-inventors are Wing P. Leung, Arcadia, Calif., Roy J. Mankovitz, Encino, Calif., and Henry C. Yuen, Pasadena, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/190,192). 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=8635642.PN.&OS=PN/8635642&RS=PN/8635642 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Thales Avionics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Thales Avionics, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,654) developed by six co-inventors for system and method "for wireless audio distribution for an in-flight entertainment system." The co-inventors are Harmon F. Law, Irvine, Calif., V. Ian McClelland, Irvine, Calif., Paulo Correa, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Gary Vanyek, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Arnaud Heydler, Newport Beach, Calif., and Kenneth A. Brady Jr., Trabuco Canyon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 28, 2008 (12/110,487). 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=8635654.PN.&OS=PN/8635654&RS=PN/8635654 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Dynamic Constraints Query Operations ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shore, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,660) developed by four co-inventors for systems, methods and machine-readable media "for providing dynamic and/or conditional constraints on queries based on an external security policy." The co-inventors are Thomas Keefe, Mill Valley, Calif., Raymond K. Ng, San Jose, Calif., Naresh Kumar, San Jose, Calif., and Ganesh Kirti, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2005 (11/296,027). 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=8635660.PN.&OS=PN/8635660&RS=PN/8635660 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Eugene G. Lederer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Eugene G. Lederer, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,627,518) developed by two co-inventors for "portable toilet." The co-inventors are Eugene G. Lederer, Los Angeles, and Ralph E. White, Redondo Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/663,413). 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=8627518.PN.&OS=PN/8627518&RS=PN/8627518 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LHV Power Assigned Patent for Low Pressure Molding Encapsulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- LHV Power, Santee, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,627,563) developed by two co-inventors for "low pressure molding encapsulation of high voltage circuitry." The co-inventors are Kenneth E. Wing, Alpine, Calif., and Scott T. Carroll, Lakeside, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2008 (12/526,032). 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=8627563.PN.&OS=PN/8627563&RS=PN/8627563 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Providing and Receiving Transmission Venue ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,635,645) developed by twenty co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for providing and receiving venue level transmissions and services." The co-inventors are Raghuraman Krishnamoorthi, San Diego, Pankaj V. Rahate, San Diego, Pankaj Jain, San Diego, Devarshi P. Shah, San Diego, Pavel A. Seliverstov, San Diego, George A. Rothrock, San Diego, Nilabh Khare, San Diego, Anil K. Wadhwani, San Diego, Sanjiv Nanda, San Diego, Fuyun Ling, San Diego, Murali R. Chari, San Diego, Avneesh Agrawal, San Diego, Rinat Burdo, San Diego, Prasanna Kannan, San Diego, Krishna K. Mukkavilli, San Diego, Reynaldo W. Newman, San Diego, Manoj M. Deshpande, San Diego, Ranjith S. Jayaram, San Diego, Jiming Guo, Beijing, and Michael M. Fan, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2009 (12/569,792). 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=8635645.PN.&OS=PN/8635645&RS=PN/8635645 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Program Process Capabilities Restriction ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,663) developed by three co-inventors for "restriction of program process capabilities." The co-inventors are Joshua Osborne, Boulder Creek, Calif., Simon Cooper, Cupertino, Calif., and Nick Lane-Smith, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2012 (13/591,690). 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=8635663.PN.&OS=PN/8635663&RS=PN/8635663 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tesla Motors Assigned Patent for Electric Charger Cleaning Feature ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,627,534) developed by four co-inventors for "cleaning feature for electric charging connector." The co-inventors are Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, Calif., Christopher Hugo Van Dyke, San Francisco, Vineet Haresh Mehta, San Francisco, and Troy A. Nergaard, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on April 20, 2011 (13/090,952). 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=8627534.PN.&OS=PN/8627534&RS=PN/8627534 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Ambit Biosciences Assigned Patent for Pyrazolylaminoquinazoline Hydrobromide Salts ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Ambit Biosciences, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,633,209) developed by two co-inventors for "hydrobromide salts of a pyrazolylaminoquinazoline." The co-inventors are Timothy David Gross, San Diego, and Patrick B. O'Donnell, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/223,118). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8633209.PN.&OS=PN/8633209&RS=PN/8633209 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Synopsys Assigned Patent for Local Clock Skew Optimization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,579) developed by three co-inventors for methods and apparatuses are described "for optimizing local clock skew, and/or for synthesizing clock trees in an incremental fashion." The co-inventors are Aiqun Cao, Mountain View, Calif., Ssu-Min Chang, Mountain View, Calif., and Dah-Cherng Yuan, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2012 (13/732,194). 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=8635579.PN.&OS=PN/8635579&RS=PN/8635579 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Synopsys Assigned Patent for Cell Library Preconditioning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,580) developed by two co-inventors for "preconditioning for electronic design automation (EDA) cell library." The co-inventors are Xin Wang, Pasadena, Calif., and Charles C. Chiang, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/619,355). 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=8635580.PN.&OS=PN/8635580&RS=PN/8635580 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Yahoo Assigned Patent for Software Code Creation and Retrieval ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Yahoo, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,584) developed by three co-inventors for computer systems and techniques "facilitate creation and retrieval of software code." The co-inventors are Elizabeth F. Churchill, San Francisco, David Ayman Shamma, San Francisco, and M. Cameron Jones, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2009 (12/578,480). 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=8635584.PN.&OS=PN/8635584&RS=PN/8635584 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Fresno California State University, Fullerton California State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- The Fresno California State University, Fresno, Calif., and the Fullerton California State University, Fullerton, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,633,195) developed by two co-inventors for a "method of inhibiting apolipoprotein-E expression comprising administering a triarylmethyl amine compound." The co-inventors are Santanu Maitra, Clovis, Calif., and Nilay Patel, Orange, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/536,738). 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=8633195.PN.&OS=PN/8633195&RS=PN/8633195 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,155) developed by three co-inventors for methods "for using angiopoietin-like 4-protein to stimulate proliferation of pre-adipocytes." The co-inventors are Stuart Bunting, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Xiao Huan Liang, Redwood City, Calif., and Hanspeter Gerber, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2009 (12/573,832). 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=8633155.PN.&OS=PN/8633155&RS=PN/8633155 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbvie Biotherapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Abbvie Biotherapeutics, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,139) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for screening complex protein libraries to identify altered properties." The co-inventors are Robert DuBridge, Belmont, Calif., and David Powers, Fairfax, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/340,279). 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=8633139.PN.&OS=PN/8633139&RS=PN/8633139 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Atrenta Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Atrenta, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,578) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for strengthening circuit element to reduce an integrated circuit's power consumption." The co-inventors are Mohammad Homayoun Movahed-Ezazi, Saratoga, Calif., Solaiman Rahim, San Jose, Calif., Siddharth Guha, New Delhi, and Vaibhav Jain, Noida, India.

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/828,709). 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=8635578.PN.&OS=PN/8635578&RS=PN/8635578 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent for Single Event Upset Detection and Correction ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,583) developed by five co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for single event upset (SEU) detection and correction." The co-inventors are Chen W. Tseng, Longmont, Colo., Matthew H. Klein, Redwood City, Calif., Weiguang Lu, San Jose, Calif., Restu I. Ismail, San Jose, Calif., and Karthy Rajasekharan, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/842,502). 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=8635581.PN.&OS=PN/8635581&RS=PN/8635581 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tela Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Tela Innovations, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,583) developed by two co-inventors for "standard cells having transistors annotated for gate-length biasing." The co-inventors are Andrew B. Kahng, Del Mar, Calif., and Puneet Gupta, Marina Del Ray, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,681). 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=8635583.PN.&OS=PN/8635583&RS=PN/8635583 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Alza Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Alza, Vacaville, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,159) developed by five co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for transdermal delivery of parathyroid hormone agents." The co-inventors are Mahmoud Ameri, Fremont, Calif., Peter E. Daddona, Menlo Park, Calif., Yuh-Fun Maa, Millbrae, Calif., Michel J. N. Cormier, Mountain View, Calif., and Marika Kamberi, San Jose, Calif.

bTnhe patent application was filed on March 2, 2010 (12/716,184). 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=8633159.PN.&OS=PN/8633159&RS=PN/8633159 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Amgen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,153) developed by two co-inventors for "for increasing the serum half-life of a selected biologically active agent by utilizing transthyretin variants." The co-inventors are Kenneth William Walker, Newbury Park, Calif., and Fei Xiong, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Febr. 26, 2009 (12/380,451). 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=8633153.PN.&OS=PN/8633153&RS=PN/8633153 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Biosynthetic Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Biosynthetic Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,143) developed by three co-inventors for "compositions comprising estolide compounds and methods of making and using the same." The co-inventors are Travis Thompson, Anaheim, Calif., Jakob Bredsguard, Irvine, Calif., and Jeremy Forest, Irvine, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2013 (13/754,775). 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=8633143.PN.&OS=PN/8633143&RS=PN/8633143 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** HCL America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- HCL America, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,635,624) developed by five co-inventors for apparatus, systems and methods "to receive time-based reservation requests for predefined resource environments comprising resource types that include hardware, software and data, among others." The co-inventors are Vikram Duvvoori, Gilroy, Calif., Rama Kanneganti, Grosse Point Shores, Mich., Ananth Subramanya, Bangalore, India, Prasad A. Chodavarapu, Bangalore, India, and Ravindra S. Gajulapalli, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/908,903). 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=8635624.PN.&OS=PN/8635624&RS=PN/8635624 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Dielectric Film Substrate Deposit ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,114) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for depositing a high-k dielectric film on a substrate." The co-inventors are Tatsuya E. Sato, San Jose, Calif., and Maitreyee Mahajani, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2011 (13/104,521). 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=8633114.PN.&OS=PN/8633114&RS=PN/8633114 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Atomic Layer Etching ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,115) developed by two co-inventors for "methods for atomic layer etching." The co-inventors are Joseph Yudovsky, Campbell, Calif., and Mei Chang, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/307,524). 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=8633115.PN.&OS=PN/8633115&RS=PN/8633115 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,083) developed by three co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor with source side punch-through protection implant." The co-inventors are Richard Fastow, Cupertino, Calif., Dong-Hyuk Ju, Cupertino, Calif., and Imran Khan, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2013 (13/964,958). 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=8633083.PN.&OS=PN/8633083&RS=PN/8633083 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Programmable and Erasable Memory Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,074) developed by four co-inventors for an "electrically programmable and erasable memory device and method of fabrication thereof." The co-inventors are Minh-Van Ngo, Fremont, Calif., Minh Q. Tran, Milpitas, Calif., Alexander H. Nickel, Santa Clara, Calif., and Jeong-Uk Huh, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2008 (12/284,002). 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=8633074.PN.&OS=PN/8633074&RS=PN/8633074 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,039) developed by six co-inventors for methods "for combinatorial processing for screening multiple samples on a semiconductor substrate." The co-inventors are Tony P. Chiang, Campbell, Calif., Sandra G. Malhotra, Fort Collins, Colo., Gaurav Verma, San Jose, Calif., Prashant B. Phatak, San Jose, Calif., Kurt H. Weiner, San Jose, Calif., and Imran Hashim, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2013 (13/932,640). 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=8633039.PN.&OS=PN/8633039&RS=PN/8633039 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Manufacturing High Dielectric Constant Films ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,119) developed by two co-inventors for "methods for manufacturing high dielectric constant films." The co-inventors are Tatsuya E. Sato, San Jose, Calif., and Maitreyee Mahajani, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/189,982). 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=8633119.PN.&OS=PN/8633119&RS=PN/8633119 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Substrate Films Manufacturing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,114) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for manufacturing high dielectric constant films on a substrate." The co-inventors are Tatsuya E. Sato, San Jose, Calif., and Maitreyee Mahajani, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2011 (13/104,521). 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=8633114.PN.&OS=PN/8633114&RS=PN/8633114 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Invensense Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Invensense, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,049) developed by two co-inventors for a method of fabricating "Al/GE bonding in a wafer packaging environment and a product produced therefrom." The co-inventors are Anthony F. Flannery Jr., Los Gatos, Calif., and Steven S. Nasiri, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2011 (13/333,580). 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=8633049.PN.&OS=PN/8633049&RS=PN/8633049 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Phase Shift Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,033) developed by two co-inventors for "volumetric induction phase shift detection system for determining tissue water content properties." The co-inventors are Boris Rubinsky, El Cerrito, Calif., and Cesar A. Gonzalez, Anahuac, Mexico.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/723,696). 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=8633033.PN.&OS=PN/8633033&RS=PN/8633033 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Novozymes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- Novozymes, Davis, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,030) developed by Michael Rey, Davis, Calif., for "polypeptides having carboxypeptidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same." The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (13/131,738). 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=8633030.PN.&OS=PN/8633030&RS=PN/8633030 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Solazyme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Solazyme, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,012) developed by eight co-inventors for "tailored oils produced from recombinant oleaginous microorganism." The co-inventors are Xinhua Zhao, Foster City, Calif., Scott Franklin, La Jolla, Calif., George Rudenko, Mountain View, Calif., Aravind Somanchi, Redwood City, Calif., Jeffrey L. Moseley, Redwood City, Calif., Walt Rakitsky, San Diego, Janice Wee, San Mateo, Calif., and Riyaz Bhat, South San Francisco, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2012 (13/650,024). 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=8633012.PN.&OS=PN/8633012&RS=PN/8633012 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ViaCyte Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- ViaCyte, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,633,024) developed by four co-inventors for "PDX1 expressing endoderm." The co-inventors are Emmanuel E. Baetge, Encinitas, Calif., Kevin Allen D'Amour, San Diego, Alan D. Agulnick, San Diego, and Susan Eliazer, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2008 (12/039,701). 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=8633024.PN.&OS=PN/8633024&RS=PN/8633024 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Bio-Rad Laboratories Assigned Patent for Flow-Based Thermocycling System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,633,015) developed by four co-inventors for a "flow-based thermocycling system with thermoelectric cooler." The co-inventors are Benjamin J. Hindson, Livermore, Calif., Kevin D. Ness, San Mateo, Calif., Billy W. Colston Jr., San Ramon, Calif., and Donald A. Masquelier, Tracy, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/890,550). 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=8633015.PN.&OS=PN/8633015&RS=PN/8633015 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Exelixis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Exelixis, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,962) developed by five co-inventors for "PLKS as modifiers of the beta catenin pathway and methods of use." The co-inventors are Timothy S. Heuer, El Granada, Calif., Richard Benn Abegania Ventura, Daly City, Calif., Christopher G. Winter, Needham, Mass., Helen Francis-Lang, San Francisco, and Lynn Margaret Bjerke, London.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2004 (10/580,131). 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=8632962.PN.&OS=PN/8632962&RS=PN/8632962 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Target Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Target Technology, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,869) developed by Han Nee, Newport Coast, Calif., for "metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/506,548). 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=8632869.PN.&OS=PN/8632869&RS=PN/8632869 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Using Nitrogen-Containing Ligands ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,853) developed by two co-inventors for the use of "nitrogen-containing ligands in atomic layer deposition methods." The co-inventors are Jeffrey W. Anthis, San Jose, Calif., and David Thompson, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/189,647). 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=8632853.PN.&OS=PN/8632853&RS=PN/8632853 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Multilayer Hard Magnet and Data Storage Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,897) developed by five co-inventors for "multilayer hard magnet and data storage device read/write head incorporating the same." The co-inventors are Shaun Eric McKinlay, Eden Prairie, Minn., Yonghua Chen, Edina, Minn., Eric Walter Singleton, Maple Plain, Minn., Hua Yuan, Milpitas, Calif., and Jiaoming Qiu, St. Paul, Minn.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,897). 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=8632897.PN.&OS=PN/8632897&RS=PN/8632897 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,846) developed by two co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for loading a drug eluting medical device." The co-inventors are Salvador Avelar, Santa Rosa, Calif., and James Mitchell, Windsor, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2010 (12/884,578). 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=8632846.PN.&OS=PN/8632846&RS=PN/8632846 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,845) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for drying bioabsorbable coating over stents." The co-inventors are Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, Calif., Syed F. A. Hossainy, Hayward, Calif., Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, Calif., and Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 23, 2010 (12/766,758). 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=8632845.PN.&OS=PN/8632845&RS=PN/8632845 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Coating Severable Support ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,842) developed by two co-inventors for "severable support for a stent and method of coating." The co-inventors are Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, Calif., and Eric Aldenbrook, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/037,026). 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=8632842.PN.&OS=PN/8632842&RS=PN/8632842 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,847) developed by Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif., for methods "to manufacture bioresorbable and durable stents with grooved lumenal surfaces for enhanced re-endothelialization." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/182,155). 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=8632847.PN.&OS=PN/8632847&RS=PN/8632847 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Drug Eluting Balloon Fluid Coating ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,837) developed by four co-inventors for "direct fluid coating of drug eluting balloon." The co-inventors are Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif., Anthony S. Andreacchi, San Jose, Calif., Victoria M. Gong, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Shih-hsiung Albert Yuan, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 16, 2011 (13/108,283). 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=8632837.PN.&OS=PN/8632837&RS=PN/8632837 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Anatomical Structure Therapeutic Effect ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,820) developed by two co-inventors for "compositions for achieving a therapeutic effect in an anatomical structure." The co-inventors are Wouter E. Roorda, Palo Alto, Calif., and Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2011 (13/244,294). 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=8632820.PN.&OS=PN/8632820&RS=PN/8632820 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Affymetrix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Affymetrix, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,970) developed by two co-inventors for "multiplex capture of nucleic acids." The co-inventors are Wen Yang, Mountain View, Calif., and Yuling Luo, San Ramon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2010 (12/930,041). 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=8632970.PN.&OS=PN/8632970&RS=PN/8632970 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Senorx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Senorx, Tempe, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,636,734) developed by Fred H. Burbank, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, Calif., for a "tissue specimen isolating and damaging device and method." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2008 (12/082,509). 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=9&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28AZ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/AZ&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/AZ Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Life Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,975) developed by fourteen co-inventors for "nucleotide transient binding for sequencing methods." The co-inventors are Hongye Sun, Belmont, Calif., Marian Peris, Belmont, Calif., Cheng-Yao Chen, Carlsbad, Calif., Michael Previte, Carlsbad, Calif., Theo Nikiforov, Carlsbad, Calif., Peter B. Vander Horn, Encinitas, Calif., Michael Phelan, Hayward, Calif., Jamshid Temirov, Germantown, Tenn., Stefanie Yukiko Nishimura, Mountain View, Calif., Guobin Luo, Oceanside, Calif., Hongyi Wang, Pearland, Texas, Yufang Wang, San Carlos, Calif., Barnett B. Rosenblum, San Jose, Calif., and Zhaohui Zhou, San Ramon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,760). 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=8632975.PN.&OS=PN/8632975&RS=PN/8632975 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ID-FISH Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- ID-FISH Technology, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,632,963) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for improving cell permeability to foreign particles." The co-inventors are Helena Weltman, Los Altos, Calif., and Jyotsna Shah, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 27, 2006 (11/494,430). 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=8632963.PN.&OS=PN/8632963&RS=PN/8632963 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Mitek Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Mitek Holdings, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,635,834) developed by David L. Houghton, Cypress, Calif., Jesse E. Karns, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Enrique A. Gallart, Mission Viejo, Calif., for a "building metal frame, and method of making, and components therefor including column assemblies and full-length beam assemblies." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2012 (13/479,923). 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=39&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/DE Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Genomic Health, NSABP Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Genomic Health, Redwood City, Calif., and NSABP Foundation, Pittsburgh, have been assigned a patent (8,632,980) developed by six co-inventors for "gene expression markers for prediction of patient response to chemotherapy." The co-inventors are Joffre B. Baker, Montara, Calif., Drew Watson, Los Altos, Calif., Soonmyung Paik, Pittsburgh, James Hackett, San Jose, Calif., Kim Langone, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Wayne Cowens, Tiburon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/278,934). 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=8632980.PN.&OS=PN/8632980&RS=PN/8632980 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,610) developed by Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, Calif., Noah De La Cruz, San Clemente, Calif., and Daniel S. Callinan, Carlsbad, Calif., for a "metal wood club with improved moment of inertia." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2012 (13/600,276). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=106&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Endotracheal Cuff and Technique for Using the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,010) developed by Donald S. Nelson, San Ramon, Calif., and Dhairya Mehta, Skokie, Ill., for an "endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2012 (13/612,397). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=124&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Retractable Rotary Turret ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,635,938) developed by four co-inventors for a retractable rotary turret. The co-inventors are William B. King, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., John D. Isker, Sun City, Calif., Chaunchy F. Mckearn, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Eric J. Griffin, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 25, 2011 (13/115,350). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=125&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intellectual Ventures I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Intellectual Ventures I, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,636,585) developed by Gary Stephen Shuster, Fresno, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for slot-machine gaming." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2008 (12/335,022). 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=34&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/DE Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hologic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Hologic, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,637) developed by Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Michael L. Jones, San Clemente, Calif., and Frank R. Louw, Carlsbad, Calif., for "methods for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2012 (13/571,495). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=105&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SRI International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,627) developed by four co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for processing messages in a social network." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Davitz, Danville, Calif., Sugato Basu, Redwood City, Calif., Jiye Yu, Menlo Park, Calif., and David Gutelius, Menlo Park, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2007 (11/671,943). 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=8630627.PN.&OS=PN/8630627&RS=PN/8630627 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent for Golf Club with Optimum Moments of Inertia in the Vertical and Hosel Axes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,608) developed by Noah De la Cruz, San Diego, Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, Calif., and John Morin, Poway, Calif., for a "golf club with optimum moments of inertia in the vertical and hosel axes." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2012 (13/714,160). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=107&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Adaptive Beamforming ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,596) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for adaptive beamforming for specific absorption rate control." The co-inventors are Haim Harel, New York, Kenneth Kludt, San Jose, Calif., and Phil F. Chen, Denville Township, N.J.

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2013 (13/889,918). 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=8630596.PN.&OS=PN/8630596&RS=PN/8630596 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent for IR System for Kinematic Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,605) developed by Gregory Alan Rose, Carlsbad, Calif., for an "IR system for kinematic analysis." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2006 (11/364,343). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=108&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Brooks Automation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,636,459) developed by Robert K. Neeper, Ramona, Calif., for an "automated storage system for high density storage." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2011 (13/151,178). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=111&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Headwater Partners I Assigned Patent for Enhanced Roaming Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Headwater Partners I, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,630) developed by Gregory G. Raleigh, Woodside, Calif., for "enhanced roaming services and converged carrier networks with device assisted services and a proxy." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/718,936). 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=8630630.PN.&OS=PN/8630630&RS=PN/8630630 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Iron Mountain Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Iron Mountain Group, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,525) developed by two co-inventors for "video-related meta data engine system and method." The co-inventors are Ryan Steelberg, Irvine, Calif., and Chad Steelberg, Newport Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2009 (12/456,132). 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=8630525.PN.&OS=PN/8630525&RS=PN/8630525 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Anritsu Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Anritsu, Morgan Hill, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,591) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for calibrating a receiver in an RF system having a device under test." The co-inventors are Jon Martens, San Jose, Calif., and Thomas Albrecht, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,321). 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=8630591.PN.&OS=PN/8630591&RS=PN/8630591 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Inter-cell Interference Cancellation Framework ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,630,587) developed by two co-inventors for "inter-cell interference cancellation framework." The co-inventors are Petru C. Budianu, San Diego, and Ravi Palanki, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2009 (12/437,334). 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=8630587.PN.&OS=PN/8630587&RS=PN/8630587 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Objectified Image Renderings ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,513) developed by eight co-inventors for a system and method "for providing objectified image renderings using recognition information from images." The co-inventors are Salih Burak Gokturk, Mountain View, Calif., Dragomir Anguelov, San Francisco, Vincent Vanhoucke, Menlo Park, Calif., Kuang-Chih Lee, Mountain View, Calif., Diem Vu, Mountain View, Calif., Danny Yang, Palo Alto, Calif., Munjal Shah, Los Altos, Calif., and Azhar Khan, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2012 (13/371,196). 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=8630513.PN.&OS=PN/8630513&RS=PN/8630513 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Headwater Partners I Assigned Patent for Device Group Partitions ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Headwater Partners I, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,617) developed by Gregory Raleigh, Redwood City, Calif., for "device group partitions and settlement platform." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2012 (13/656,620). 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=8630617.PN.&OS=PN/8630617&RS=PN/8630617 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Skyfire Lab Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Skyfire Lab, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,512) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for communicating video data associated with content across a network." The co-inventors are Erik R. Swenson, San Jose, Calif., Nitin Bhandari, Fremont, Calif., and Vijay Kumar, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2008 (12/020,361). 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=8630512.PN.&OS=PN/8630512&RS=PN/8630512 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Blackhawk Specialty Tools Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Blackhawk Specialty Tools, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,636,067) developed by Ron D. Robichaux, Houma, La., James F. Giebeler, San Bernardino, Calif., and Juan Carlos E. Mondelli, Houston, for a "method and apparatus for performing cementing operations on top drive rigs." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/807,175). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=159&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qaulcomm Assigned Patent for Communication Antennas ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Qaulcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,630,590) developed by five co-inventors for techniques "for using at least one of omni-directional and directional antennas for communication." The co-inventors are Sanjiv Nanda, Ramona, Calif., Saishankar Nandagopalan, San Diego, Santosh Abraham, San Diego, Jay Rodney Walton, Carlisle, Mass., and Ernest T. Ozaki, Poway, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2013 (13/768,117). 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=8630590.PN.&OS=PN/8630590&RS=PN/8630590 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** YesVideo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- YesVideo, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,630,529) developed by six co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for producing video conte 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.

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