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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (March 5)
[March 05, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (March 5)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Dynamic Rate Heartbeating for Inter-node Status Updating ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,126) developed by Eric P. Fried, Austin, Texas, and Lance W. Russell, Austin, Texas, for a "dynamic rate heartbeating for inter-node status updating." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,568). 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=57&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** Texas Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Texas Instrument, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,432) developed by James Walter Blatchford, Richardson, Texas, Yong Seok Choi, Kyunggi-do, South Korea, and Thomas J. Aton, Dallas, for a "gate CD control using local design on both sides of neighboring dummy gate level features." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2013 (13/887,672). 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=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,667,563) developed by Christopher Andrew Sandoval, San Antonio, for "systems and methods for displaying personalized content." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2007 (11/867,971). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.


*** Gazzang Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Gazzang Inc., Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,267) developed by Eduardo Garcia, Austin, Texas, and Carlos Arturo Colorado, Municipio de Zapopan, Mexico, for a "system and method for communicating with a key management system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2012 (13/362,695). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,667,059) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for providing agent managed support via instant messaging." The co-inventors are Amit Singh, Irving, Texas, Fariborz Ebrahimi, Arlington, Va., Dinyar Kavouspour, Plano, Texas, Bipin Sakamuri, Irving, Texas, Amar Nageswaram, Irving, Texas, and Nikhil Goel, Irving, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2007 (11/771,184). 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=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NJ Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ioBridge Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- ioBridge, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,667,102) developed by Jason Thomas Winters, Winston-Salem, N.C., Il Park, Austin, Texas, and Peter Hans Scharler, Uniontown, Pa., for a "module-based device interaction system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2012 (13/585,362). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Clock Optimization with Local Clock Buffer Control Optimization ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,441) developed by six co-inventors for a "clock optimization with local clock buffer control optimization." The co-inventors are Charles J. Alpert, Austin, Texas, Zhuo Li, Austin, Texas, Gi-Joon Nam, Austin, Texas, David A. Papa, Austin, Texas, Chin Ngai Sze, Austin, Texas, and Natarajan Viswanathan, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2010 (12/947,445). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qwest Communications International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Qwest Communications International, Denver, has been assigned a patent (8,667,111) developed by Gilman R. Stevens, Fairview, Texas, Charles I. Cook, Louisville, Colo., and Thomas Schwengler, Lakewood, Colo., for a "bandwidth reservation for authenticated applications." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,863). 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=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28CO.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/CO&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/CO Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Selective Interconnect Transaction Control for Cache Coherency Maintenance ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,226) developed by William C. Moyer, Dripping Springs, Texas, for a "selective interconnect transaction control for cache coherency maintenance." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2008 (12/053,761). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for CPU Repair ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,667,324) developed by nine co-inventors for "systems and methods for CPU repair." The co-inventors are Jeff Barlow, Roseville, Calif., Jeff Brauch, Fort Collins, Colo., Howard Calkin, Roseville, Calif., Raymond Gratias, Fort Collins, Colo., Stephen Hack, Fort Collins, Colo., Lacey Joyal, Fort Collins, Colo., Guy Kuntz, Richardson, Texas, Ken Pomaranski, Roseville, Calif., and Michael Sedmak, Fort Collins, Colo.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2006 (11/356,521). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Measuring Runtime Coverage of Architectural Events of Microprocessor ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,255) developed by five co-inventors for "measuring runtime coverage of architectural events of a microprocessor." The co-inventors are Sangram Alapati, Austin, Texas, Jayakumar N. Sankarannair, Bangalore, India, Varun Mallikarjunan, Bangalore, India, Prathiba Kumar, Tamilnadu, India, and Satish Kumar Sadasivam, Tamilandu, India.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/895,034). 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=44&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,667,597) developed by Edward L. Safford III, Bedford, Texas, for "systems, methods, and products for secure code execution." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2009 (12/404,898). 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=86,67,597.PN.&OS=PN/86,67,597&RS=PN/86,67,597 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Validas LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Validas LLC, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,666,849) developed by Thomas F. Pepe, Missouri City, Texas, Todd M. Dunphy, Missouri City, Texas, and Jeremy Allen Groh, Harrisburg, Pa., for a "computer implemented method for bill analysis over the internet." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2011 (12/931,428). 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=49&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Communication between Computer and Data Storage Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,667,188) developed by four co-inventors for a "communication between a computer and a data storage device." The co-inventors are Monji G. Jabori, Houston, Rahul Lakdawala, Cypress, Texas, Richard Lin, Houston, and Robin Lovelace, Tomball, Texas.

The patent application was filed on March 24, 2010 (13/386,258). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for High Performance Cache Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB) Lookups Using Multiple Page Size Prediction ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,258) developed by five co-inventors for a "high performance cache translation look-aside buffer (TLB) lookups using multiple page size prediction." The co-inventors are Brian R. Prasky, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Gregory W. Alexander, Pflugerville, Texas, James J. Bonanno, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Aaron Tsai, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Joshua M. Weinberg, Bronx, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (12/821,723). 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=43&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Netcordant Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Netcordant, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,386) developed by Daniel L. Bannoura, Frisco, Texas, and Gyorgy Bozoki, Plano, Texas, for a network client optimization.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2010 (12/944,352). 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=14&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bazaarvoice Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Bazaarvoice, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,666,853) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for distribution of user generated content." The co-inventors are Chad Bockius, Austin, Texas, Brantley Barton, Austin, Texas, Andrew Maag, Austin, Texas, and Sam Decker, Cedar Park, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,869). 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=47&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hospitalists Now Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Hospitalists Now Inc., Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,666,774) developed by Merced Gonzales Jr., San Antonio, Francisco Loya III, Harlingen, Texas, and Michael Gonzales, McAllen, Texas, for a "system and method for gauging performance based on analysis of hospitalist and patient information." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/317,094). 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=54&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent for Multi-purpose Transaction Account ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,666,890) developed by Steven Dale Zettner, San Antonio, for a multi-purpose transaction account.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2006 (11/613,532). 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=46&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Remotely Authenticating Credit Card Transactions ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,666,894) developed by Amit Buch, Plano, Texas, and Steven Dale Zettner, San Antonio, for "systems and methods for remotely authenticating credit card transactions." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2011 (13/248,790). 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=45&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System for Configuring Media Processor ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,667,551) developed by Scott White, Austin, Texas, and James L. Cansler, Pflugerville, Texas, for a "system for configuring a media processor." The patent application was filed on 12/021,737 (January 29, 2008). 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=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/GA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Multiplexers Selectively Coupling Data Scan Cells in Scan Paths ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,350) developed by Lee D. Whetsel, Parker, Texas, for "multiplexers selectively coupling data scan cells in scan paths." The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2013 (13/963,625). 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=18&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Initiating Assist Thread Upon Asynchronous Event for Processing Simultaneously with Controlling Thread and Updating Its Running Status in Status Register ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,253) developed by Giles R. Frazier, Austin, Texas, and Venkat R. Indukuru, Austin, Texas, for "initiating assist thread upon asynchronous event for processing simultaneously with controlling thread and updating its running status in status register." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2010 (12/849,903). 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=45&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Data Source, Destination and Input/output Circuit with Multiplexer and Flip-flop ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,355) developed by Lee D. Whetsel, Parker, Texas, for a "data source, destination and input/output circuit with multiplexer and flip-flop." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2012 (13/653,705). 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=15&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,449) developed by Aswin K. Gunasekar, Austin, Texas, for a "flip-flop library development for high frequency designs built in an ASIC flow." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2010 (12/948,481). 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=11&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Chevron USA Assigned Patent for Sealing and Severing Subsea Pipeline ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,656,939) developed by six co-inventors for apparatus, system and methods "for sealing and severing a subsea pipeline." The co-inventors are Jimmie Dean Adkins, San Ramon, Calif., Jean Michael Thibodeaux, Covington, La., Scott Oren Crook, Carriere, Miss., Edward Shintaro Nakajima, Sugar Land, Texas, Jarred Christopher Sharp, Houston, and Daniel Christopher Kefford, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 29, 2012 (13/408,055). 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=8656939.PN.&OS=PN/8656939&RS=PN/8656939 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Adaptmicrosys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Adaptmicrosys, Erie, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,667,476) developed by Yong-Kyu Jung, College Station, Texas, for an "instruction grouping and ungrouping apparatus and method for an adaptive microprocessor system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2010 (12/652,764). 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=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/PA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method of Optimization of Manufacturing Process of Integrated Circuit Layout ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,667,427) developed by David L. DeMaris, Austin, Texas, Maria Gabrani, Zurich, Switzerland, and Ekaterina Volkova, Zurich, Switzerland, for a "method of optimization of a manufacturing process of an integrated circuit layout." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2012 (13/402,941). 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=29&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/NY Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** 7 Billion People Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- 7 Billion People Inc., Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,666,835) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system for creating customized web content based on user behavioral portraits." The co-inventors are William Charles Minnis, Austin, Texas, Mark Nagaitis, Austin, Texas, Trevor Pokorney, Cedar Park, Texas, Richard Cowin, Austin, Texas, Brian Gugliemetti, Austin, Texas, Steven Miers, Austin, Texas, and Eric Schank, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2011 (13/276,485). 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=50&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Tracking Intellectual Property ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,666,850) developed by Kathy L. Werner, Austin, Texas, and Henning F. Spruth, Austin, Texas, for "systems and methods for tracking intellectual property." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2011 (13/153,166). 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=48&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Input, Output, and Link Instruction Circuits for Hierarchical P1500 Wrappers ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,351) developed by Lee D. Whetsel, Parker, Texas, for "input, output, and link instruction circuits for hierarchical P1500 wrappers." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2013 (13/892,473). 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=17&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United States Automobile Association Assigned Patent for Enhanced Throttle Management System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,667,101) developed by Miguel A. Cortes Jr., San Antonio, Craig M. Bush, San Antonio, and Sudarshan Rangarajan, San Antonio, for an "enhanced throttle management system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/610,593). 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=38&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Black Hills Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Black Hills Media, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,667,161) developed by Jeremy S. De Bonet, Austin, Texas, and Paul Viola, Brookline, Mass., for a "personal broadcast server system for providing a customized broadcast." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2008 (12/211,777). 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=15&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/DE Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** APS Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- APS Technology, Wallingford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,666,908) developed by Brent S. Hall, Cheshire, Conn., and Derek J. Barnes, Conroe, Texas, for a "system and method for acquiring information during underground drilling operations." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2009 (12/563,007). 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=86,66,908.PN.&OS=PN/86,66,908&RS=PN/86,66,908 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Collecting and Analyzing Malware Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,667,583) developed by six co-inventors for "collecting and analyzing malware data." The co-inventors are Alexey Polyakov, Sammamish, Wash., Marc Seinfeld, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jigar J. Mody, Bellevue, Wash., Ning Sun, Houston, Tony Lee, Sammamish, Wash., and Chengyun Chu, Redmond, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2008 (12/234,717). 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=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/WA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Clear Channel Management Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Clear Channel Management Services, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,666,807) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for creating and managing media advertising proposals." The co-inventors are David R. Murray, Windermere, Fla., Matthew Ferry, Lake Forest, Calif., Marwan Shaban, St. Cloud, Fla., Mark R. Allen, Laguna Hills, Calif., Bobbi Denise Schuster, San Antonio, and Steven M. Gable, San Antonio.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2009 (12/318,778). 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=53&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of South Florida Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- The University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,666,139) developed by Geoffrey G. Zhang, Tampa, Fla., and Kenneth M. Forster, Dallas, for a "method and apparatus for pulmonary ventilation imaging using local volume changes." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2013 (14/028,659). 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=17&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140304.PD.&s2=%28FL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/FL&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/FL Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,667,309) developed by John Loffink, Austin, Texas, George Richards III, Round Rock, Texas, and Elie Jreij, Pflugerville, Texas, for "methods and systems for power supply management." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2012 (13/720,034). 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=20140304.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/04/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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