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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (Feb. 27)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota. *** Etymotic Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Etymotic Research, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,660,282) developed by William A. Johnson, Roseville, Minn., and Mead C. Killion, Elk Grove Village, Ill., for an "amplification circuit and hearing aid." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/418,110). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=52&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV451078 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,658,874) developed by Marvin L. Boerboom, Olivia, Minn., for "plants and seeds of corn variety CV451078." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/457,740). 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=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MO.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MO&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MO Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Facet Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Facet Technology, Excelsior, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,660,311) developed by James E. Retterath, Excelsior, Minn., and Robert A. Laumeyer, Minneapolis, for a "system for assessment reflective objects along a roadway." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2011 (13/205,337). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,660,635) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted surgical procedure." The co-inventors are David Simon, Boulder, Colo., Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Ruchika Singhal, Minneapolis, and Andrew N. Csavoy, Minneapolis. The patent application was filed on March 8, 2007 (11/683,796). 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=21&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Optical Films Enabling Autostereoscopy ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,830) developed by Robert L. Brott, Woodbury, Minn., and Michael J. Sykora, New Richmond, Wis., for an "optical films enabling autostereoscopy." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,503). 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=26&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,975) developed by four co-inventors for a "vibration generation and detection in shear wave dispersion ultrasound vibrometry with large background motions." The co-inventors are James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, Minn., Shigao Chen, Rochester, Minn., Yi Zheng, Cold Spring, Minn., and Aiping Yao, St. Cloud, Minn. The patent application was filed on May 15, 2009 (12/992,228). 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=24&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rosemount Aerospace Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Rosemount Aerospace, Burnsville, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,307) developed by Harald Eriksen, Minneapolis, Alexander Spivak, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Christopher Sanden, Bloomington, Minn., for a "capacitive sensors for monitoring load bearing on pins." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2010 (12/857,793). 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=30&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Multilayer Film Comprising Matte Surface Layer and Articles ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,829) developed by Christopher B. Walker Jr., St. Paul, Minn., Michael E. Lauters, Hudson, Wis., and Joan M. Noyola, Maplewood, Minn., for a "multilayer film comprising matte surface layer and articles." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2011 (13/698,297). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=27&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ergotron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Ergotron, Eagan, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,884) developed by Peter Segar, Burnsville, Minn., and Mustafa Ergun, Plymouth, Minn., for a brake stand systems. The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2010 (12/961,920). 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=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV935324 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,658,873) developed by Marvin L. Boerboom, Olivia, Minn., for "plants and seeds of corn variety CV935324." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/457,727). 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=10&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MO.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MO&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MO Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,221) developed by four co-inventors for an "OLED light extraction film with multi-periodic zones of nanostructures." The co-inventors are Vivian W. Jones, Woodbury, Minn., Sergey A. Lamansky, Apple Valley, Minn., James M. Nelson, Lino Lakes, Minn., and Ha T. Le, St. Paul, Minn. The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2011 (13/218,610). 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=31&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vixar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Vixar, Plymouth, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,660,161) developed by Mary K. Brenner, Plymouth, Minn., and Klein L. Johnson, Orono, Minn., for a "push-pull modulated coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and method." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2012 (13/571,839). 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=23&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Stereoscopic 3D Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus with Black Data Insertion ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,659,641) developed by Scott E. Brigham, Maplewood, Minn., John C. Schultz, Afton, Minn., and Billy L. Weaver, Eagan, Minn., for a "stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with black data insertion." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2007 (11/750,393). 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=28&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hart Communication Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Hart Communication Foundation, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,660,108) developed by six co-inventors for "synchronizing timeslots in a wireless communication protocol." The co-inventors are Wallace A. Pratt Jr., Pflugerville, Texas, Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, Texas, Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, Minn., Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, Germany, Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, Sweden, and Yuri Zats, Menlo Park, Calif. The patent application was filed on April 10, 2008 (12/101,005). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=67&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,660,365) developed by Jan Lukas, Melnik, Czech Republic, Sara Susca, Minnetonka, Minn., and Ondrej Kotaba, Orlova, Czech Republic, for "systems and methods for processing extracted plane features." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2010 (12/846,265). 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=32&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Wide Baseline Feature Matching ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,660,338) developed by Yunqian Ma, Plymouth, Minn., and Benjamin Benjamin Mohr, St. Louis Park, Minn., for a "wide baseline feature matching using collobrative navigation and digital terrain elevation data constraints." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2011 (13/053,777). 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=33&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Shared Parallel Adder Tree for Executing Multiple Different Population Count Operations ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,661,072) developed by Bartholomew Blaner, Underhill Center, Vt., Todd R. Iglehart, Durham, N.C., and Robert K. Montoye, Rochester, Minn., for a "shared parallel adder tree for executing multiple different population count operations." The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2008 (12/193,782). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=79&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Automated Person Identification and Location for Search Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,660,299) developed by Edward L. Cochran, Minneapolis, Rand P. Whillock, North Oaks, Minn., and Bruce W. Anderson, Andover, Minn., for an "automated person identification and location for search applications." The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2007 (11/903,667). 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=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Flexible Event Data Content Management for Relevant Event and Alert Analysis Within Distributed Processing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,660,995) developed by James E. Carey, Rochester, Minn., Matthew W. Markland, Rochester, Minn., and Philip J. Sanders, Rochester, Minn., for a "flexible event data content management for relevant event and alert analysis within a distributed processing system." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2012 (13/672,966). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=92&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Memory Array ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,659,955) developed by two co-inventors for a "memory array having word lines with folded architecture." The co-inventors are Chulmin Jung, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Myron Buer, Savage, Minn. The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2011 (13/213,019). 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=8659955.PN.&OS=PN/8659955&RS=PN/8659955 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Spin-Torque Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,659,939) developed by five co-inventors for a "spin-torque memory with unidirectional write scheme." The co-inventors are Dexin Wang, Eden Prairie, Minn., Paul E. Anderson, Eden Prairie, Minn., Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, Minn., Song S. Xue, Edina, Minn., and Haiwen Xi, Prior Lake, Minn. The patent application was filed on June 22, 2012 (13/530,460). 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=8659939.PN.&OS=PN/8659939&RS=PN/8659939 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Tandem Diabetes Care Assigned Patent for Insulin Pump Based Expert System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Tandem Diabetes Care, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,657,779) developed by Michael Blomquist, Blaine, Minn., for an "insulin pump based expert system." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,570). 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=8657779.PN.&OS=PN/8657779&RS=PN/8657779 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Tandem Diabetes Care Assigned Patent for Insulin Pump Having Suspension Bolus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 -- Tandem Diabetes Care, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,657,807) developed by Michael L. Blomquist, Blaine, Minn., for an "insulin pump having a suspension bolus." The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2011 (13/281,168). 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=8657807.PN.&OS=PN/8657807&RS=PN/8657807 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. 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