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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (March 20)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,674,198) developed by Michael S. Olsen, Minneapolis, Scott A. Bergemann, Northfield, Minn., and Martin Medina, Fishers, Ind., for "plants and seeds of corn variety CV960705." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2012 (13/455,682). 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=86,74,198.PN.&OS=PN/86,74,198&RS=PN/86,74,198 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DRS Signal Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- DRS Signal Solutions, Gaithersburg, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,675,029) developed by Scott J. Benjamin, Lakeville, Minn., Martin J. Andrusiak, St. Paul, Minn., and Ralph A. Werner, Burnsville, Minn., for "compensation for display device flicker." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2011 (13/091,766). 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=86,75,029.PN.&OS=PN/86,75,029&RS=PN/86,75,029 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Discriminating Cardiac Signals ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,676,289) developed by Raja N. Ghanem, Edina, Minn., and Troy E. Jackson, New Brighton, Minn., for a "method and apparatus for discriminating cardiac signals in a medical device based on wavelet decomposition analysis." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2007 (11/744,455). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,676,310) developed by John E. Burnes, Coon Rapids, Minn., Paul G. Krause, Shoreview, Minn., and William T. Donofrio, Andover, Minn., for "implantable medical device including two power sources." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,637). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hart Communication Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Hart Communication Foundation, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,676,219) developed by five co-inventors for "combined wired and wireless communications with field devices in a process control environment." The co-inventors are Wallace A. Pratt Jr., Pflugerville, Texas, Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, Texas, Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, Minn., Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, Germany, and Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, Sweden. The patent application was filed on April 10, 2008 (12/100,986). 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=51&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28TX.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/TX&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/TX Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Landis+Gyr Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Landis+Gyr Technologies, Pequot Lakes, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,675,779) developed by Robert Zeppetelle, Brainerd, Minn., and Stanley E. McHann Jr., Crosslake, Minn., for a "harmonic transmission of data." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2011 (13/075,953). 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=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,676,314) developed by Barun Maskara, Blaine, Minn., Jiang Ding, Shoreview, Minn., and M. Jason Brooke, Woodstock, Md., for a "method and apparatus to ensure consistent left ventricular pacing." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2009 (12/435,915). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Capacitor Electrolyte ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,675,348) developed by four co-inventors for capacitor electrolyte. The co-inventors are Mark E. Viste, Brooklyn Center, Minn., John D. Norton, New Brighton, Minn., Joachim Hossick-Schott, Minneapolis, and Anthony W. Rorvick, Champlin, Minn. The patent application was filed on July 26, 2010 (12/843,853). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,676,290) developed by Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, Minn., for a "multi-directional catheter control handle." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2011 (13/105,646). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Electrical Energy Delivery Tissue Site Validation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,676,307) developed by David J. Ternes, Roseville, Minn., for an "electrical energy delivery tissue site validation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/237,491). 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=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hutchinson Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Hutchinson Technology, Hutchinson, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,675,314) developed by Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Hutchinson, Minn., and Mark A. Miller, Darwin, Minn., for "co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions with offset motors." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2013 (13/972,137). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- ADC Telecommunications, Shakopee, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,676,214) developed by Larry G. Fischer, Waseca, Minn., and Morten Tolstrup, Dronninglund, Denmark, for a "backfire distributed antenna system (DAS) with delayed transport." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2010 (12/702,784). 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=19&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Celadon Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- Celadon Systems, Apple Valley, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,674,715) developed by Bryan J. Root, Apple Valley, Minn., and William A. Funk, Eagan, Minn., for "test apparatus having a probe core with a twist lock mechanism." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2011 (13/010,234). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,677,046) developed by Nikolaos I. Chrysos, Thalwil, Switzerland, Fredy D. Neeser, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, and Kenneth M. Valk, Rochester, Minn., for a "deadlock resolution in end-to-end credit protocol." The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2012 (13/570,377). 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=86,77,046.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,046&RS=PN/86,77,046 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Web Service Discovery Via Data Abstraction Model ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,860) developed by four co-inventors for a "web service discovery via data abstraction model." The co-inventors are Richard D. Dettinger, Rochester, Minn., Frederick A. Kulack, Rochester, Minn., Kevin G. Paterson, San Antonio, and Shannon E. Wenzel, Colby, Wis. The patent application was filed on May 29, 2012 (13/482,604). 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=86,76,860.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,860&RS=PN/86,76,860 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Filler Module for Computing Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,677,043) developed by four co-inventors for a "filler module for computing devices." The co-inventors are David T. Windell, Research Triangle Park, N.C., Jeffrey J. Smith, Research Triangle Park, N.C., Timothy A. Meserth, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Seth D. Lewis, Rochester, Minn. The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2010 (12/945,359). 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=86,77,043.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,043&RS=PN/86,77,043 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Distributed Multi-step Abstract Queries ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,787) developed by Adam T. Clark, Mantorville, Minn., Frederick A. Kulack, Rochester, Minn., and John E. Petri, St. Charles, Minn., for "distributed multi-step abstract queries." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2011 (13/334,458). 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=86,76,787.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,787&RS=PN/86,76,787 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Maintaining Data Integrity in Data Servers Across Data Centers ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,760) developed by Jinmei Shen, Rochester, Minn., and Hao Wang, Rochester, Minn., for "maintaining data integrity in data servers across data centers." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2008 (12/185,863). 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=86,76,760.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,760&RS=PN/86,76,760 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Determining Preferred Node in Classification and Regression Tree for Use in Predictive Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,739) developed by Karla K. Arndt, Rochester, Minn., James M. Caffrey, Woodstock, N.Y., and Aspen L. Payton, Byron, Minn., for "determining a preferred node in a classification and regression tree for use in a predictive analysis." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2010 (12/944,353). 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=86,76,739.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,739&RS=PN/86,76,739 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Visibility Control of Resources ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,847) developed by five co-inventors for "visibility control of resources." The co-inventors are Eric W. Brown, Cary, N.C., Ramamohan Chennamsetty, Highland, N.Y., Kerry A. Ortega, Raleigh, N.C., Aaron D. Sahlin, Rochester, Minn., and Andrew J. Streit, Rochester, Minn. The patent application was filed on April 7, 2009 (12/419,436). 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=86,76,847.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,847&RS=PN/86,76,847 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Administering Epoch Initiated for Remote Memory Access ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,917) developed by Michael A. Blocksome, Rochester, Minn., and Douglas R. Miller, Albert Lea, Minn., for "administering an epoch initiated for remote memory access." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2012 (13/709,447). 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=86,76,917.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,917&RS=PN/86,76,917 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,923) developed by six co-inventors for the "use of discovery scanning and method of IP only communication to identify owners and administrators of network attached devices." The co-inventors are Charles Steven Lingafelt, Durham, N.C., Scott Alex Creeley, St. Louis, Charles Victor Jolla, Charlotte, N.C., Mark Alan Techmeier, Cary, N.C., Ronald Jerome Walter, Carver, Minn., and Ashley A. Brock, Morrisville, N.C. The patent application was filed on March 8, 2005 (11/074,517). 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=86,76,923.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,923&RS=PN/86,76,923 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Event Management in Distributed Processing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,676,883) developed by Mark G. Atkins, Arvada, Colo., James E. Carey, Rochester, Minn., and Philip J. Sanders, Rochester, Minn., for an "event management in a distributed processing system." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2011 (13/117,341). 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=86,76,883.PN.&OS=PN/86,76,883&RS=PN/86,76,883 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1155000 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |