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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (March 18)
[March 18, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (March 18)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Specialized Bicycle Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Hill, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,935) developed by three co-inventors for an "adjustable handlebar stem for a bicycle." The co-inventors are Mark Cote, Aptos, Calif., Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Corralitos, Calif., and Aaron J. Foley, San Jose, Calif.



The patent application was filed on May 23, 2011 (13/113,735). 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=8661935.PN.&OS=PN/8661935&RS=PN/8661935 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Dynasty Footwear Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Dynasty Footwear, El Segundo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,593) developed by two co-inventors for systems, methods and techniques "for making a shoe outsole and to shoe outsoles made using such techniques." The co-inventors are John Koo, Los Angeles, and Jonathan Goldberg, Los Angeles.


The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2012 (13/568,405). 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=8661593.PN.&OS=PN/8661593&RS=PN/8661593 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Time-to-Digital Converter Voltage Change Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,669,794) developed by three co-inventors for a circuit "for detecting a voltage change using a time-to-digital converter." The co-inventors are Ashwin Raghunathan, Mountain View, Calif., Marzio Pedrali-Noy, San Diego, and Sang Wook Park, Seoul, Korea.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,296). 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=8669794.PN.&OS=PN/8669794&RS=PN/8669794 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Biosystems Assigned Patent for Using RFID in Biological Field ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,849) developed by two co-inventors for methods and systems "for using radio frequency identification (RFID) in biological field." The co-inventors are Richard D. Morris, San Francisco, and Jerome A. Mack, San Mateo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2012 (13/689,288). 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=8669849.PN.&OS=PN/8669849&RS=PN/8669849 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Displaying Documents on Portable Electronic Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,950) developed by eight co-inventors for a "portable electronic device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying structured electronic documents." The co-inventors are Richard Williamson, Los Gatos, Calif., Scott Forstall, Mountain View, Calif., Stephen O. Lemay, San Francisco, Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, Chris Blumenberg, San Francisco, Marcel van Os, San Francisco, Greg Christie, San Jose, Calif., and Andre M. J. Boule, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/981,433). 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=8669950.PN.&OS=PN/8669950&RS=PN/8669950 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Teledyne Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Teledyne Wireless, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,829) developed by two co-inventors for a "multi-octave power amplifier." The co-inventors are William Goumas, Rancho Cordova, Calif., and Yehuda Goren, Scotts Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2012 (13/405,776). 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=8669829.PN.&OS=PN/8669829&RS=PN/8669829 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Neology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Neology, Poway, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,874) developed by two co-inventors for Systems and methods for stirring electromagnetic fields and interrogating stationary RFID tags." The co-inventors are James Robert Kruest, San Diego, and Gary Bann, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2010 (12/982,369). 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=8669874.PN.&OS=PN/8669874&RS=PN/8669874 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,668,648) developed by Ismayil M. Guracar, Redwood City, Calif., for a "contrast agent destruction effectiveness determination for medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/011,099). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,668,648.PN.&OS=PN/8,668,648&RS=PN/8,668,648 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Wireless Devices Location Estimation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,902) developed by three co-inventors for a "location estimation for wireless devices." The co-inventors are Ilya Khasin, Milpitas, Calif., Santosh Pandey, Santa Clara, Calif., and Brian Hart, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2010 (12/875,680). 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=8669902.PN.&OS=PN/8669902&RS=PN/8669902 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Power Lamp Package ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cree, Goleta, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,572) developed by two co-inventors for a "power lamp package." The co-inventors are James Ibbetson, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Michael Leung, Ventura, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 10, 2005 (11/149,998). 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=8669572.PN.&OS=PN/8669572&RS=PN/8669572 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Biosystems Assigned Patent for Biological Reagent Carrier ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,848) developed by two co-inventors for methods and systems "for biological reagent carrier devices and methods." The co-inventors are Richard D. Morris, San Francisco, and Jerome A. Mack, San Mateo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/615,070). 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=8669848.PN.&OS=PN/8669848&RS=PN/8669848 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Eta Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Eta Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,591) developed by two co-inventors for an "E-mode HFET device." The co-inventors are Fabio Alessio Marino, San Jose, Calif., and Paolo Menegoli, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2011 (13/337,753). 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=8669591.PN.&OS=PN/8669591&RS=PN/8669591 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Assigned Patent for Display Drive Scheme ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,669,926) developed by three co-inventors for a "drive scheme for a display." The co-inventors are Marc M. Mignard, San Jose, Calif., Clarence Chui, San Jose, Calif., and Alan G. Lewis, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/308,427). 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=8669926.PN.&OS=PN/8669926&RS=PN/8669926 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Balboa Water Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Balboa Water Group, Tustin, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,494) developed by Trong Tran, Huntington Beach, Calif., for a "spa heater system and methods for controlling." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2007 (11/767,874). 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=8669494.PN.&OS=PN/8669494&RS=PN/8669494 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Altera Assigned Patent for Decoupling Capacitor Control Circuitry ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Altera, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,828) developed by three co-inventors for a "decoupling capacitor control circuitry." The co-inventors are Sergey Shumarayev, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Wilson Wong, San Francisco, and Allen Chan, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/909,739). 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=8669828.PN.&OS=PN/8669828&RS=PN/8669828 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Bebe au Lait Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Bebe au Lait, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,565) developed by two co-inventors for "nursing cover." The co-inventors are Ronnie Michael Ekelund, Monte Sereno, Calif., and Claire Rachael Jane Ekelund, Monte Sereno, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2012 (13/346,664). 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=8661565.PN.&OS=PN/8661565&RS=PN/8661565 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for User Gestures on Touch Sensitive Interactive Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,669,958) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "continuing action of user gestures performed upon a touch sensitive interactive display in simulation of inertia." The co-inventors are Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, Calif., and W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/458,915). 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=8669958.PN.&OS=PN/8669958&RS=PN/8669958 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Peregrine Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Peregrine Semiconductor, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,669,804) developed by five co-inventors for devices and methods "for improving voltage handling and/or bi-directionality of stacks of elements when connected between terminals." The co-inventors are Shawn Bawell, Amherst, N.H., Robert W. Greene, Lowell, Mass., Robert Mark Englekirk, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Christopher N. Brindle, Poway, Calif., and Tero Tapio Ranta, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (12/803,139). 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=8669804.PN.&OS=PN/8669804&RS=PN/8669804 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tela Innovations Assigned Patent for Cross-Coupled Transistors Having Gate Electrodes ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Tela Innovations, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,594) developed by three co-inventors for an "integrated circuit including cross-coupled transistors having gate electrodes formed within at least twelve gate level feature layout channels." The co-inventors are Carole Lambert, Campbell, Calif., Jim Mali, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Scott T. Becker, Scotts Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2010 (12/753,740). 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=8669594.PN.&OS=PN/8669594&RS=PN/8669594 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oakley Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Oakley, Foothill Ranch, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,562) developed by two co-inventors for "eyewear with rigid lens support." The co-inventors are Ryan Calilung, Irvine, Calif., and Jason Janavicius, Laguna Niguel, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,272). 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=8661562.PN.&OS=PN/8661562&RS=PN/8661562 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,630) developed by four co-inventors for "coating comprising an amorphous primer layer and a semi-crystalline reservoir layer." The co-inventors are Florencia Lim, Union City, Calif., Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, Calif., Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, Calif., and Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 21, 2008 (12/124,991). 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=8661630.PN.&OS=PN/8661630&RS=PN/8661630 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Base Station Almanac Assisted Positioning ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,669,899) developed by Leonid Sheynblat, Hillsborough, Calif., for a "base station almanac assisted positioning." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2011 (13/310,723). 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=8669899.PN.&OS=PN/8669899&RS=PN/8669899 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Ion Beam Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Advanced Ion Beam Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,539) developed by four co-inventors for an "implant method and implanter by using a variable aperture." The co-inventors are John D. Pollock, Rowley, Mass., Causon Ko-Chuan Jen, San Jose, Calif., Zhimin Wan, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Don Berrian, Topsfield, Mass.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2010 (12/748,877). 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=8669539.PN.&OS=PN/8669539&RS=PN/8669539 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Optical Navigation System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,940) developed by four co-inventors for an "optical navigation system using a single-package motion sensor." The co-inventors are John Frame, Arcadia, Calif., Steven Sanders, Belmont, Calif., Yansun Xu, Mountain View, Calif., and Brian Todoroff, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2011 (13/252,768). 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=8669940.PN.&OS=PN/8669940&RS=PN/8669940 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SiTime Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- SiTime, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,664) developed by three co-inventors for a "stacked die package for MEMS resonator system." The co-inventors are Aaron Partridge, Cupertino, Calif., Markus Lutz, Mountain View, Calif., and Pavan Gupta, San Mateo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2012 (13/681,065). 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=8669664.PN.&OS=PN/8669664&RS=PN/8669664 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tela Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Tela Innovations, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,595) developed by three co-inventors for an "integrated circuit including cross-coupled transistors having gate electrodes formed within gate level feature layout channels with gate contact position, alignment, and offset specifications." The co-inventors are Carole Lambert, Campbell, Calif., Jim Mali, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Scott T. Becker, Scotts Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,563). 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=8669595.PN.&OS=PN/8669595&RS=PN/8669595 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xirrus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Xirrus, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,913) developed by Abraham Hartenstein, Chatsworth, Calif., for a MIMO antenna system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (January 7, 2011). 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=8669913.PN.&OS=PN/8669913&RS=PN/8669913 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Nano Green Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Nano Green Technology, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,532) developed by two co-inventors for "evaluating a cleaning solution using UV absorbance." The co-inventors are Suraj Puri, Los Altos, Calif., and Ariel Flat, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2012 (13/370,330). 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=8669532.PN.&OS=PN/8669532&RS=PN/8669532 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Digital Phase Locked Loop Circuits ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,798) developed by six co-inventors for a "digital phase locked loop circuits." The co-inventors are Stephen Wu, Fountain Valley, Calif., Radha Srinivasan, Irvine, Calif., Brima Ibrahim, Laguna Hills, Calif., Henrik Tholstrup Jensen, Long Beach, Calif., Emmanouil Frantzeskakis, Ilioupolis, Greece, and Georgios Sfikas, Glyfada, Greece.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2013 (13/962,184). 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=8669798.PN.&OS=PN/8669798&RS=PN/8669798 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Interlink Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Interlink Electronics, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,963) developed by five co-inventors for a "sensor system." The co-inventors are Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Camarillo, Calif., Volodymyr Vlaskin, Oxnard, Calif., Carlos Solis Sanchez, Oxnard, Calif., Jeffrey R. Baker, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Declan Christopher Flannery, Venice, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/020,797). 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=8669963.PN.&OS=PN/8669963&RS=PN/8669963 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Kool Chip Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Kool Chip, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,792) developed by Venkata N. S. N. Rao, Fremont, Calif., for "voltage mode driver using pre-emphasis and de-emphasis signals." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2012 (13/667,290). 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=8669792.PN.&OS=PN/8669792&RS=PN/8669792 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Mattson Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Mattson Technology, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,496) developed by Paul Janis Timans, Mountain View, Calif., for a system and process "for heating semiconductor wafers by optimizing absorption of electromagnetic energy." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2012 (13/524,931). 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=8669496.PN.&OS=PN/8669496&RS=PN/8669496 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Ellison Educational Equipment, Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Ellison Educational Equipment, Lake Forest, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,953) developed by Kevin L. Corcoran, Mission Viejo, Calif., for a "paper trimmer with adjustable stop." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2008 (12/157,129). 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=8661953.PN.&OS=PN/8661953&RS=PN/8661953 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for High Speed Signal Routing in Electronic Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,830) developed by Shengli Lin, San Jose, Calif., for a method and device "for routing over a void for high speed signal routing in electronic systems." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/006,643). 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=8669830.PN.&OS=PN/8669830&RS=PN/8669830 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Monolithic 3D Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Monolithic 3D, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,778) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for the design and manufacturing of a 3D semiconductor device." The co-inventors are Zvi Or-Bach, San Jose, Calif., and Zeev Wurman, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 2, 2011 (13/098,997). 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=8669778.PN.&OS=PN/8669778&RS=PN/8669778 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- LSI, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,891) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for ADC based timing and gain control." The co-inventors are Haitao Xia, San Jose, Calif., George Mathew, San Jose, Calif., and Shaohua Yang, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 19, 2011 (13/186,267). 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=8669891.PN.&OS=PN/8669891&RS=PN/8669891 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** American Bright Lighting Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- American Bright Lighting, Chino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,709) developed by three co-inventors for a "solid state lighting driver with THDi bypass circuit." The co-inventors are Jing-Bo Mo, La Mirada, Calif., George Lee, Rowland Heights, Calif., and Arthur Young, Walnut, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2011 (13/216,763). 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=8669709.PN.&OS=PN/8669709&RS=PN/8669709 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Robust Transistors with Fluorine Treatment ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cree, Goleta, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,589) developed by four co-inventors for "robust transistors with fluorine treatment." The co-inventors are Yifeng Wu, Goleta, Calif., Primit Parikh, Goleta, Calif., Marcia Moore, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Tim Wisleder, Auckland, New Zealand.

The patent application was filed on May 20, 2011 (13/112,285). 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=8669589.PN.&OS=PN/8669589&RS=PN/8669589 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** I2iC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- I2iC, Foster City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,646) developed by seven co-inventors for a method "of manufacturing multicolored illuminator." The co-inventors are Manas Alekar, Irvine, Calif., Manohar Joshi, Los Angeles, Balaji Ganapathy, Atlanta, Karthikk Sridharan, Minneapolis, Sanat Ganu, Pune, India, Udayan Kanade, Pune, India, and Gaurav Kulkarni, Pune, India.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2012 (13/486,102). 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=8661646.PN.&OS=PN/8661646&RS=PN/8661646 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent For Flip Chip Semiconductor Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,650) developed by five co-inventors for a "flip chip semiconductor device." The co-inventors are Xiaotian Zhang, San Jose, Calif., Jun Lu, San Jose, Calif., Hamza Yilmaz, Saratoga, Calif., Xiaoguang Zeng, Songjiang, China, and Ming-Chen Lu, Songjiang, China.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/244,256). 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=8669650.PN.&OS=PN/8669650&RS=PN/8669650 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Grounding IC Package Lid ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,646) developed by three co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for grounding an IC package lid for EMI reduction." The co-inventors are Abbas Amirichimeh, Irvine, Calif., Lorenzo Longo, Laguna Beach, Calif., and Mohammad Tabatabai, Newport Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/149,793). 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=8669646.PN.&OS=PN/8669646&RS=PN/8669646 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Selecting and Verifying Image-Based Textures ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,976) developed by four co-inventors for "selecting and verifying textures in image-based three-dimensional modeling, and applications thereof." The co-inventors are Zhe Fan, Boulder, Colo., Brian Gammon Brown, Longmont, Colo., Matthew Robert Simpson, San Francisco, and Tilman Reinhardt, Woodside, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/903,019). 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=8669976.PN.&OS=PN/8669976&RS=PN/8669976 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,751) developed by three co-inventors for a "power supply controller with input voltage compensation for efficiency and maximum power output." The co-inventors are Leif Lund, San Jose, Calif., Balu Balakrishnan, Saratoga, Calif., and Alex B. Djenguerian, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/523,570). 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=8669751.PN.&OS=PN/8669751&RS=PN/8669751 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Inline Power Resistance Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,752) developed by Frederick Roland Schindler, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "controlling resistance for inline power powered device detection." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/173,514). 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=8669752.PN.&OS=PN/8669752&RS=PN/8669752 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Integrated MOSFET Device Die ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,613) developed by two co-inventors for a "semiconductor device die with integrated MOSFET and low forward voltage diode-connected enhancement mode JFET and method." The co-inventors are Wei Wang, Santa Clara, Calif., and Sik Lui, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2010 (12/893,978). 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=8669613.PN.&OS=PN/8669613&RS=PN/8669613 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Zimmer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,668,495) developed by Ramiro Sanchez, Temecula, Calif., Christopher M. Gervais, San Marcos, Calif., and Jeffrey Bassett, Vista, Calif., for a "ceramic/metallic dental abutment." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2013 (13/850,569). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,668,495.PN.&OS=PN/8,668,495&RS=PN/8,668,495 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,927) developed by two co-inventors for "cable re-ordering device." The co-inventors are Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, Calif., and S. Christopher Anderson, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,747). 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=8661927.PN.&OS=PN/8661927&RS=PN/8661927 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,801) developed by two co-inventors for "analog delay cells for the power supply of an RFID tag." The co-inventors are Howard Tang, San Diego, and Agustin Ochoa, Vista, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 6, 2012 (13/490,267). 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=8669801.PN.&OS=PN/8669801&RS=PN/8669801 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,523) developed by seven co-inventors for a "contour-based defect detection using an inspection apparatus." The co-inventors are Hai Jiang, Panorama City, Calif., Peter White, San Francisco, Chien-Huei Chen, San Jose, Calif., Sankar Venkataraman, San Jose, Calif., Ajay Gupta, San Jose, Calif., Hedong Yang, Santa Clara, Calif., and Michael J. Van Riet, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/410,506). 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=8669523.PN.&OS=PN/8669523&RS=PN/8669523 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Offset Electrode TFT Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,552) developed by Yan Ye, Saratoga, Calif., for an "offset electrode TFT structure." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2011 (13/289,033). 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=8669552.PN.&OS=PN/8669552&RS=PN/8669552 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Communication Device Location Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,862) developed by Nambirajan Seshadri, Irvine, Calif., for a "communication device including local location information." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (12/627,819). 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=8669862.PN.&OS=PN/8669862&RS=PN/8669862 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Amenity Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Amenity Health, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,661,586) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for providing therapeutic treatment for symptoms associated with GERD and/or other digestive disorders and/or other medical conditions." The co-inventors are Carl Melcher, La Jolla, Calif., Aaron Clark, San Diego, and Clint Erickson, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2013 (13/757,172). 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=8661586.PN.&OS=PN/8661586&RS=PN/8661586 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Multiple Displays Master Synchronization ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,970) developed by two co-inventors for "master synchronization for multiple displays." The co-inventors are Wolfgang Roethig, San Jose, Calif., and Michael Frank, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2011 (13/014,928). 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=8669970.PN.&OS=PN/8669970&RS=PN/8669970 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,895) developed by five co-inventors for "carrying cases for medical devices that use analyte test strips and methods." The co-inventors are Jessica Ching, Berkeley, Calif., Gary Ashley Stafford, Hayward, Calif., Mina Min Leung, Mountain View, Calif., Mark Kent Sloan, Redwood City, Calif., and Johnny Chang, San Bruno, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/980,325). 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=8661895.PN.&OS=PN/8661895&RS=PN/8661895 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Memory Device Interconnects ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,597) developed by four co-inventors for "memory device interconnects and method of manufacturing." The co-inventors are Shenqing Fang, Fremont, Calif., Wen Yu, Fremont, Calif., Connie Wang, Mountain View, Calif., and Fei Wang, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 6, 2008 (12/116,200). 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=8669597.PN.&OS=PN/8669597&RS=PN/8669597 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,590) developed by two co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for forming silicon germanium-carbon semiconductor structures." The co-inventors are Yi-Chiau Huang, Fremont, Calif., and Errol Antonio C. Sanchez, Tracy, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2011 (13/218,782). 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=8669590.PN.&OS=PN/8669590&RS=PN/8669590 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** 1998 David B. and Ann E. Anderson Revocable Trust Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- 1998 David B. and Ann E. Anderson Revocable Trust, Santa Barbara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,876) developed by five co-inventors for "above-water monitoring of swimming pools." The co-inventors are Donald Lee Hakes, Escondido, Calif., John Thomas Barnett, San Diego, Keith Roger Loss, San Diego, David Bradford Anderson, Santa Barbara, Calif., and James Paul Gormican, Poway, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/539,764). 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=8669876.PN.&OS=PN/8669876&RS=PN/8669876 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Ho-Yuan Yu Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Ho-Yuan Yu, Saratoga, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,554) developed by Ho-Yuan Yu, Saratoga, Calif., for a "fast recovery reduced p-n junction rectifier." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2012 (13/348,635). 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=8669554.PN.&OS=PN/8669554&RS=PN/8669554 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Versatile Power Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Versatile Power, Campbell, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,809) developed by three co-inventors for a "differential output inductor for class D amplifier." The co-inventors are Alexandr Ikriannikov, Castro Valley, Calif., Noah A. Wilson, Felton, Calif., and David Hoffman, Santa Cruz, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2012 (13/344,392). 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=8669809.PN.&OS=PN/8669809&RS=PN/8669809 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Synaptics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Synaptics, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,669,943) developed by five co-inventors for a "closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detector." The co-inventors are Christopher Heiny, Boulder Creek, Calif., Scott J. Shaw, Fremont, Calif., David W. Gillespie, Los Gatos, Calif., Mark A. Huie, San Carlos, Calif., and Raymond A. Trent Jr., San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 25, 2006 (11/411,351). 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=8669943.PN.&OS=PN/8669943&RS=PN/8669943 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Clean Emissions Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Clean Emissions Technologies, Eastland, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,668,035) developed by seven co-inventors for an "electric traction system and method." The co-inventors are Bill C. Bradley, Dallas, Joel Craig Diehl, Austin, Texas, Dan Harris, Aurora, Colo., Warner Allen Harris, Aurora, Colo., Warner Olan Harris, Banning, Calif., Peter Nortman, Monrovia, Calif., and Wayne Turnbow, Centennial, Colo.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/933,415). 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=147&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Lawrence Equipment, South El Monte, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,662,313) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for processing comestibles." The co-inventors are Glenn A Shelton, Los Angeles, and Pedro Armando Arevalo, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on July 20, 2011 (13/187,396). 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=8662313.PN.&OS=PN/8662313&RS=PN/8662313 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** SiTime Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- SiTime, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,665) developed by two co-inventors for a method of "manufacturing a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator." The co-inventors are Paul Merritt Hagelin, Saratoga, Calif., and Charles Grosjean, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2012 (13/562,684). 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=8667665.PN.&OS=PN/8667665&RS=PN/8667665 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Gossamer Space Frames Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Gossamer Space Frames, Huntington Beach, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,769) developed by Glenn Alan Reynolds, Long Beach, Calif., for a "thin mirror with truss backing and mounting arrangement therefor." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,893). 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=8661769.PN.&OS=PN/8661769&RS=PN/8661769 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** WWT International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- WWT International, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,668,007) developed by Garrett C. Casassa, Anaheim, Calif., Sarah B. Mitchell, Tustin, Calif., and Norman Bruce Moore, Aliso Viejo, Calif., for a non-rotating casing centralizer.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2010 (12/912,615). 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=158&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,669,703) developed by five co-inventors for a "self assembly of elements for displays." The co-inventors are W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, Calif., Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Livermore, Calif., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2009 (12/590,796). 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=8669703.PN.&OS=PN/8669703&RS=PN/8669703 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nucor Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,667,656) developed by Virgil R. Morton, Yreka, Calif., for a "side lap seam attachment tool." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2013 (13/857,071). 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=36&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/NC Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acushnet Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Acushnet Co., Fairhaven, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,668,598) developed by Peter J. Gilbert, Pinehurst, N.C., James G. Lewis, Carlsbad, Calif., and Ryan L. Roach, Carlsbad, Calif., for iron-type golf clubs.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2013 (13/776,422). 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=20140311.PD.&s2=%28MA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/MA&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/MA Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,667) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for fabricating a disk drive base for a disk drive." The co-inventors are Diep L. Nguyen, Castro Valley, Calif., Jifang Tian, Fremont, Calif., and Hongqi Li, Redwood City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/005,727). 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=8667667.PN.&OS=PN/8667667&RS=PN/8667667 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Mattel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Mattel, El Segundo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,668,081) developed by two co-inventors for a "[t]oy vehicle storage case with race track." The co-inventors are Keith Hippely, Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Michael Lee, Valencia, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2011 (13/294,904). 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=8668081.PN.&OS=PN/8668081&RS=PN/8668081 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Reverse Flow Engine Core ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,667,775) developed by four co-inventors for "reverse flow engine core having a ducted fan with integrated secondary flow blades." The co-inventors are Michael K. Kisska, Long Beach, Calif., Norman H. Princen, Long Beach, Calif., Mark S. Kuehn, Gilbert, Ariz., and Gary B. Cosentino, Lancaster, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/536,426). 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=69&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SunPower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- SunPower, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,753) developed by Carl J. S. Lenox, Oakland, Calif., for water-resistant apparatuses "for photovoltaic modules." The patent application was filed on Sept.15, 2010 (12/882,793). 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=8661753.PN.&OS=PN/8661753&RS=PN/8661753 "Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Control Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Control Components, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,662,110) developed by Sina Alikhani, Laguna Hills, Calif., for a "shut-off trim including spring loaded check valve." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2011 (13/157,675). 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=8662110.PN.&OS=PN/8662110&RS=PN/8662110 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,668,328) developed by five co-inventors for a "printer including positionable printing units." The co-inventors are Paul C. Ray, San Diego, Thomas J. Tarnacki, San Diego, Mun Yew Lee, San Diego, Robert J. Manders, De Pere, Wis., and Michael J. Baeten, Green Bay, Wis.

The patent application was filed on May 29, 2008 (12/991,118). 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=140&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sky Tech Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Sky Tech Worldwide, Chino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,668,160) developed by Chin-Hung Cheng, Chino, Calif., for a "cable organizer in accordance with the present invention has a top seat, a separating plate and a base plate." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/310,594). 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=8668160.PN.&OS=PN/8668160&RS=PN/8668160 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Linco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Linco, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,662,002) developed by Chien-Ting Lin, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., for a "retractable post assembly with alarm function." The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/190,465). 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=8662002.PN.&OS=PN/8662002&RS=PN/8662002 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cap-N-Lock Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Cap-N-Lock, Lincoln, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,662,330) developed by Joseph C. Simpson, Lincoln, Calif., for a "lockable cap for medical prescription bottle." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2009 (12/573,799). 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=8662330.PN.&OS=PN/8662330&RS=PN/8662330 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Tie-Cast Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Tie-Cast Systems, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,667,750) developed by Barry G. Speer, Escondido, Calif., for a system and method "for forming a wall." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2012 (13/569,126). 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=8667750.PN.&OS=PN/8667750&RS=PN/8667750 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Providence Health System--Oregon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Providence Health System--Oregon, Renton, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,668,924) developed by four co-inventors for a "wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding." The co-inventors are Simon J. McCarthy, Portland, Ore., Kenton W. Gregory, Portland, Ore., William P. Wiesmann, Washington, and Todd D. Campbell, Petaluma, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2010 (12/925,292). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,668,924.PN.&OS=PN/8,668,924&RS=PN/8,668,924 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Wavestream Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Wavestream, San Dimas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,961) developed by four co-inventors for "energy focusing system for active denial apparatus." The co-inventors are Blythe Chadwick Deckman, Corona, Calif., Michael Loren Aronson, Leucadia, Calif., James Jordan Rosenberg, Monrovia, Calif., and Michael Peter DeLisio, Monrovia, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2011 (13/374,227). 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=8661961.PN.&OS=PN/8661961&RS=PN/8661961 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Worktools Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Worktools, Chatsworth, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,668,128) developed by Joel S. Marks, Sherman Oaks, Calif., for a "miniature spring-actuated stapler [that] includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2010 (12/939,990). 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=8668128.PN.&OS=PN/8668128&RS=PN/8668128 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cardinal Health 414 LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Cardinal Health 414 LLC, Dublin, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,667,997) developed by Jerry Costanzo, Loomis, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for the handling of a hazardous fluid." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2012 (13/427,428). 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=48&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140311.PD.&s2=%28OH.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/OH&RS=ISD/03/11/2014+AND+AS/OH Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apnicure Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Apnicure, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,970) developed by four co-inventors for an "[a]irway device with tongue-engaging member." The co-inventors are Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, Calif., Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, Calif., John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, Calif., and Sean Christopher Daniel, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2013 (13/751,928). 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=8667970.PN.&OS=PN/8667970&RS=PN/8667970 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Oxigraf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Oxigraf, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,977) developed by two co-inventors for methods and embodiments "for sampling and measuring oxygen concentrations of flowing samples drawn from the ullage of a chemical or fuel tank and from a source of inerting gas used for purging the tank." The co-inventors are Bruce W. McCaul, Palo Alto, Calif., and Thomas Mac Winsemius, Soquel, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 5, 2012 (13/412,458). 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=8667977.PN.&OS=PN/8667977&RS=PN/8667977 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Lifefactory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Lifefactory, Sausalito, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,668,106) developed by three co-inventors for a "fluid container [that] includes a spout and a cap, where the spout has an actuation portion that is inclined with respect to a drinking portion of the spout." The co-inventors are Daren Joy, Sausalito, Calif., Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, Conn., and Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/781,758). 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=8668106.PN.&OS=PN/8668106&RS=PN/8668106 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Patent Category Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Patent Category, Walnut, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,626) developed by Yu Zheng, Walnut, Calif., for a "[c]ollapsible baby play station." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/924,818). 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=8667626.PN.&OS=PN/8667626&RS=PN/8667626 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** SunPower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- SunPower, San Jose, has been assigned a patent (8,662,008) developed by two co-inventors for "edge coating apparatus for solar cell substrates." The co-inventors are Luca Pavani, Gilroy, Calif., and Emmanuel Abas, Sta. Rosa, Philippines.

"The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2008 (12/069,030). 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=8662008.PN.&OS=PN/8662008&RS=PN/8662008" Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Uremet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Uremet, Orange, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,678) developed by Jeff Hudgins, Valencia, Calif., for a "combination roller coaster wheel." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2010 (12/706,231). 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=8661678.PN.&OS=PN/8661678&RS=PN/8661678 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Pivotal Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Pivotal Systems, Pleasanton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,830) developed by two co-inventors for method and apparatus "for in situ testing of gas flow controllers." The co-inventors are Joseph R. Monkowski, Danville, Calif., Jialing Chen, Sunnyvale, Calif., Tao Ding, Pleasanton, Calif., and James MacAllen Chalmers, Danville, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,714). 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=8667830.PN.&OS=PN/8667830&RS=PN/8667830 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Kinamed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Kinamed, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,662,299) developed by four co-inventors for a modular system facilitates for "packaging, marking, handling, sterilizing, tracking, tagging and storing small components such as surgical screws." The co-inventors are William Ralph Pratt, Newbury Park, Calif., Richard L. Kendall, Oak View, Calif., Clyde Ronald Pratt, Somis, Calif., and Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 20, 2006 (11/407,632). 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=8662299.PN.&OS=PN/8662299&RS=PN/8662299 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** BCG Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- BCG Medical, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,661,580) developed by Brandon Cuongquoc Giap, San Diego, for a "patient positioning device." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2011 (13/153,432). 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=8661580.PN.&OS=PN/8661580&RS=PN/8661580 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Masimo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Masimo, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,967) developed by two co-inventors for methods for "[r]espiratory monitoring." The co-inventors are Ammar Al-Ali, Tustin, Calif., and Mohamed K. Diab, Ladera Ranch, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2011 (13/224,266). 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=8667967.PN.&OS=PN/8667967&RS=PN/8667967 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Sanmina Sci Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- Sanmina Sci, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,667,675) developed by George Dudnikov Jr., San Jose, Calif., for systems and methods "for simultaneously partitioning a plurality of via structures into electrically isolated portions by using plating resist within a PCB stackup." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2008 (12/190,551). 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=8667675.PN.&OS=PN/8667675&RS=PN/8667675 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Artak Ter-Hovhanissian Patent Trust Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 -- The Artak Ter-Hovhanissian Patent Trust, Woodland Hills, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,660) developed by Artak Ter-Hovhannissian, Glendale, Calif., for a method "for manufacturing an LED lamp assembly includes anodizing at least a portion of a surface of an electrically and thermally conductive base." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2009 (12/490,230). 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%2FP 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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