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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (April 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Intermediate Network Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,683,045) developed by two co-inventors for an "intermediate network device for host-client communication." The co-inventors are Harlan T. Beverly, McDade, Texas, and Kumar Gala, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 28, 2007 (11/770,128). 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=8683045.PN.&OS=PN/8683045&RS=PN/8683045 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,329) developed by seven co-inventors for methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products "for translation of markup language documents with display replacement." The co-inventors are Jie Tang, Beijing, Baogang Yao, Beijing, Jeffrey Chin, Sugar Land, Texas, Zelidrag Hornung, Burlingame, Calif., Avni Shah, Mountain View, Calif., and Daniel Rosart, Mountain View, Calif. The patent application was filed on March 18, 2009 (13/256,415). 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=8683329.PN.&OS=PN/8683329&RS=PN/8683329 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,672,844) developed by 10 co-inventors for an "[a]nalyte monitoring device and methods of use." The co-inventors are James Say, Alameda, Calif., Michael F. Tomasco, Cupertino, Calif., Adam Heller, Austin, Texas, Yoram Gal, Kibbutz Tagur, Israel, Behrad Aria, Alameda, Calif., Ephraim Heller, Oakland, Calif., Phillip John Plante, Sunnyvale, Calif., Mark S. Vreeke, Alameda, Calif., Keith A. Friedman, Austin, Texas, Fredric C. Colman, Berkeley, Calif. The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2004 (10/789,776). 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=8672844.PN.&OS=PN/8672844&RS=PN/8672844 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Identifying Subscriber ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,061) developed by eight co-inventors for a system and method "for identifying a subscriber for connection to a communication network." The co-inventors are Bernard R. James, Mountain View, Calif., Aziz Abdul, Newark, Calif., Aravind Sitaraman, Santa Clara, Calif., Shujin Zhang, San Carlos, Calif., Rene T. Tio, Sunnyvale, Calif., Peter S. Heitman, Milton, Mass., John A. Joyce, Nashua, N.H., and Dennis J. Cox, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/693,924). 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=8683061.PN.&OS=PN/8683061&RS=PN/8683061 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Synopsys Assigned Patent for Determining Source Patterns ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,396) developed by two co-inventors for "[d]etermining source patterns for use in photolithography." The co-inventors are Changquing Hu, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Linyong Pang, Palo Alto, Calif. The patent application was filed on July 22, 2009 (12/507,336). 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=8683396.PN.&OS=PN/8683396&RS=PN/8683396 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Buffer Structure Semiconductor Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,575) developed by three co-inventors for a "semiconductor device having an buffer structure and methods of fabricating the buffer structure." The co-inventors are Prashant Majhi, Austin, Texas, Jack Kavalieros, Portland, Ore., and Wilman Tsai, Saratoga, Calif. The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/016,888). 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=8680575.PN.&OS=PN/8680575&RS=PN/8680575 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,677,861) developed by four co-inventors for bladeless stripping device. The co-inventors are Michael de Jong, Colleyville, Texas, Greg James Scherer, Keller, Texas, Howard Clark Schwartz, Dallas, and Craig Alan Strause, Springtown, Texas. The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,363). 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=60&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140325.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Fixed Swirl Inducing Blast Liner ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,079) developed by Nicholas J. Clem, Houston, and Martin P. Coronado, Cypress, Texas, for a "fixed swirl inducing blast liner." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2008 (12/134,975). 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=8678079.PN.&OS=PN/8678079&RS=PN/8678079 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Annihilator Cleaning Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Annihilator Cleaning Equipment, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,677,555) developed by Erick McCallum, Arlington, Texas, for a "spill clean-up system and method." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2009 (12/460,745). 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=8677555.PN.&OS=PN/8677555&RS=PN/8677555 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cinetics of Texas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Cinetics of Texas, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,678,677) developed by Justin Jensen, Austin, Texas, for "systems and methods for adapting a mounting device to facilitate capturing of images." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2012 (13/456,981). 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=8678677.PN.&OS=PN/8678677&RS=PN/8678677 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,678,260) developed by four co-inventors for "bladeless cleavers having an arcuate exterior surface and related methods for cleaving an optical fiber using an abrasive medium." The co-inventors are Brandon A. Barnes, Fort Worth, Texas, Joshua D. Raker, Lewisville, Texas, Greg J. Scherer, Keller, Texas, and Scott E. Semmler, Roanoke, Texas. The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2010 (12/710,746). 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=20140325.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,350) developed by Craig Coull, Kingwood, Texas, for a "valve and method for controlling flow in tubular members." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2007 (11/686,596). 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=8678350.PN.&OS=PN/8678350&RS=PN/8678350 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Magnetically Coupled Actuation Apparatus and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,098) developed by Mohan L. Soni, Katy, Texas, and Gaurav Agrawal, Aurora, Colo., for a "magnetically coupled actuation apparatus and method." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2010 (12/945,247). 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=8678098.PN.&OS=PN/8678098&RS=PN/8678098 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lidquids Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Lidquids, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,678,183) developed by Travis Alan Jones, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for dispensing additives to a container." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2011 (13/311,254). 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=8678183.PN.&OS=PN/8678183&RS=PN/8678183 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Hybrid Drill Bit and Design Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,111) developed by nine co-inventors for a "hybrid drill bit and design method." The co-inventors are Anton F. Zahradnik, Sugar Land, Texas, Rudolf Carl Pessier, Galveston, Texas, Don Q. Nguyen, Houston, Matthew J. Meiners, Spring, Texas, Karlos B. Cepeda, Fort Worth, Texas, Michael S. Damschen, Houston, Mark P. Blackman, Spring, Texas, Jack T. Oldham, Conroe, Texas, and Ronny D. McCormick, Magnolia, Texas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2008 (12/271,033). 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=8678111.PN.&OS=PN/8678111&RS=PN/8678111 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Slider for Water-resistant Zippers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,677,570) developed by four co-inventors for a "slider for water-resistant zippers." The co-inventors are Henry Swain, Whitehouse Station, N.J., Lynnette Colby, Arlington Heights, Ill., Lawrence Share, Skokie, Ill., and Valoris L. Forsyth, Lewisville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,179). 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=86,77,570.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,570&RS=PN/86,77,570 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fiberspar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Fiberspar, New Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,678,042) developed by Peter A. Quigley, Duxbury, Mass., Stephen C. Nolet, Franklin, Mass., and Jerry G. Williams, The Woodlands, Texas, for a composite spoolable tube. The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,657). 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=8678042.PN.&OS=PN/8678042&RS=PN/8678042 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Expandable Liner Hanger with Helically Shaped Slips ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,083) developed by Richard Y. Xu, Tomball, Texas, for an "expandable liner hanger with helically shaped slips." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/089,006). 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=8678083.PN.&OS=PN/8678083&RS=PN/8678083 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Managing Gaming Application ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,678,915) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for managing a gaming application." The co-inventors are Earl Berner, Wylie, Texas, Martha Aldaco, Dallas, Tasos Kaiafas, McKinney, Texas, and Gregory Skasko, Dallas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2012 (13/669,609). 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=8678915.PN.&OS=PN/8678915&RS=PN/8678915 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GTC Technology U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- GTC Technology U.S., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,357) developed by five co-inventors for a "fluid contactor-diffuser tray assembly." The co-inventors are Ian G. Buttridge, Garland, Texas, David Lin, Flower Mound, Texas, Casey F. Bowles, Coppell, Texas, SooWoong Kim, Flower Mound, Texas, and Michael J. Binkley, Glenn Heights, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/101,638). 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=8678357.PN.&OS=PN/8678357&RS=PN/8678357 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Luminator Holding Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Luminator Holding, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,677,662) developed by Ramin Safavi, Plano, Texas, for a "LCD TFT sign for on-board use in public transportation." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2011 (13/050,696). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8677662.PN.&OS=PN/8677662&RS=PN/8677662 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Southwest Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,677,974) developed by Rainer J. Rothbauer, San Antonio, Charles E. Roberts Jr., Helotes, Texas, and Chad H. Stovell, San Antonio, for a "piston bowl with flat bottom." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2010 (12/773,344). 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=8677974.PN.&OS=PN/8677974&RS=PN/8677974 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fiberspar Assigned Patent for Fiber Reinforced Spoolable Pipe ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Fiberspar, New Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,678,041) developed by Peter A. Quigley, Duxbury, Mass., Michael Feechan, Katy, Texas, and Thomas W. Wideman, Milton, Mass., for a "fiber reinforced spoolable pipe." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2011 (13/183,292). 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=8678041.PN.&OS=PN/8678041&RS=PN/8678041 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Printing Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Printing Research, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,677,899) developed by Howard W. DeMoore, Dallas, and Joey V. Le, Arlington, Texas, for "reversible anti-marking jackets and methods of using." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/018,107). 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=8677899.PN.&OS=PN/8677899&RS=PN/8677899 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eaton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,678,033) developed by seven co-inventors for a "proportional valve employing simultaneous and hybrid actuation." The co-inventors are Sorin C. Bengea, Auburn, Mass., G. Clark Fortune, Farmington Hills, Mich., Thomas J. Stoltz, Allen Park, Mich., Benjamin Saltsman, Bloomfield Township, Mich., Mihai Dorobantu, Eden Prairie, Minn., Subbaraya Radhamohan, Austin, Texas, and Qinghui Yuan, Maple Grove, Minn. The patent application was filed on March 24, 2010 (12/731,002). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8678033.PN.&OS=PN/8678033&RS=PN/8678033 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent for Readout Method and Electronic Bandwidth Control for Silicon In-plane Tuning Fork Gyroscope ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,677,821) developed by Farrokh Ayazi, Atlanta, Ajit Sharma, Richardson, Texas, and Mohammad Faisal Zaman, Atlanta, for a "readout method and electronic bandwidth control for a silicon in-plane tuning fork gyroscope." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2011 (13/111,501). 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=8677821.PN.&OS=PN/8677821&RS=PN/8677821 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Dissolvable Material Application in Perforating ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,677,903) developed by five co-inventors for a "dissolvable material application in perforating." The co-inventors are Manuel P. Marya, Sugar Land, Texas, Wenbo Yang, Sugar Land, Texas, Lawrence A. Behrmann, Houston, Steven W. Henderson, Katy, Texas, and Robert Ference, Sugar Land, Texas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2012 (13/688,329). 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=8677903.PN.&OS=PN/8677903&RS=PN/8677903 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hunt Advanced Drilling Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Hunt Advanced Drilling Technologies, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,678,107) developed by Todd W. Benson, Dallas, for a "system and method for drilling hammer communication, formation evaluation and drilling optimization." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2013 (14/010,259). 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=8678107.PN.&OS=PN/8678107&RS=PN/8678107 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Reorienting Annular Debris Barrier ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,084) developed by Donald T. Heckel, Montgomery, Texas, and James R. Zachman, The Woodlands, Texas, for "reorienting annular debris barrier." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2011 (13/204,353). 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=8678084.PN.&OS=PN/8678084&RS=PN/8678084 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,678,928) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method to deliver video games." The co-inventors are Mary McCarthy, San Antonio, Tony Haeuser, Aurora, Ill., Chris Lee, San Antonio, Ross Cox, Cumming, Ga., and Scott Pettit, San Antonio. The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2005 (11/263,535). 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=8678928.PN.&OS=PN/8678928&RS=PN/8678928 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent for Wellbore Laser Operations ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,087) developed by six co-inventors for wellbore laser operations. The co-inventors are Roger L. Schultz, Ninnekah, Okla., Loyd E. East, Houston, Harold G. Walters, Duncan, Okla., Billy Wilson McDaniel, Duncan, Okla., Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cypress, Texas, and Neal Gregory Skinner, Lewisville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,549). 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=8678087.PN.&OS=PN/8678087&RS=PN/8678087 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Structural Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Structural Group, Hanover, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,678,043) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for repairing and strengthening pipe with internal helically wound tensile reinforcement." The co-inventors are Peter H. Emmons, Finksburg, Md., John R. Crigler, Woodbine, Md., Michael R. Moussa, Euless, Texas, Dan A. Dock, Irving, Texas, Scott V. Bauer, Sachse, Texas, and Nathan D. Sauer, Baltimore. The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,345). 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=8678043.PN.&OS=PN/8678043&RS=PN/8678043 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,677,619) developed by Don Dye, Plano, Texas, and Paul Burros, West Linn, Ore., for a "system and method for fabricating a stimulation lead." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/895,082). 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=8677619.PN.&OS=PN/8677619&RS=PN/8677619 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,097) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for circumferentially aligning a downhole latch subsystem." The co-inventors are Stuart Alexander Telfer, Stonehaven, United Kingdom, Espen Dahl, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, David Joe Steele, Arlington, Texas, and Lester Barett Dupler, Providence Village, Texas. The patent application was filed on July 18, 2013 (13/945,808). 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=8678097.PN.&OS=PN/8678097&RS=PN/8678097 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Shell Oil Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Characterizing Stresses of Formation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Shell Oil, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,677,831) developed by Alvin Wing-Ka Chan, Houston, and Brent Alan Couzens-Schultz, Houston, for an "apparatus and method for characterizing stresses of a formation." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2009 (13/142,446). 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=8677831.PN.&OS=PN/8677831&RS=PN/8677831 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lancer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Lancer, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,678,247) developed by five co-inventors for a "creamy foam beer dispensing system." The co-inventors are Paul Haskayne, Whitegate, United Kingdom, Robert W. Shettle, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Donald W. Smeller, Converse, Texas, Jarrell L. Jennings III, Schertz, Texas, and Merrill R. Good, San Antonio. The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2012 (13/398,415). 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=8678247.PN.&OS=PN/8678247&RS=PN/8678247 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Shell Oil Assigned Patent for Double Layer Conduit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Shell Oil, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,039) developed by five co-inventors for a double layer conduit. The co-inventors are Franciscus Antonius Henri Janssen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Raghunath Gopal Menon, Katy, Texas, Juan Pablo Pontaza, Katy, Texas, Aloysius Johannes Nicolaas Vreenegoor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Van Johannes Bernardus Wilhelmus Zummeren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2010 (13/146,996). 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=8678039.PN.&OS=PN/8678039&RS=PN/8678039 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,678,290) developed by Christian Adams, Yalaha, Fla., Richard Allen Vaughn, Arlington, Texas, and Joe M. Wright, Southlake, Texas, for "steganography with photo-responsive dyes." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/714,055). 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=8678290.PN.&OS=PN/8678290&RS=PN/8678290 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent for Magnetic Retrieval Apparatus and Method for Retaining Magnets on Downhole Magnetic Retrieval Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,091) developed by Jonathan F. Nelson, Houston, and Gregory L. Hern, Porter, Texas, for a "magnetic retrieval apparatus and method for retaining magnets on a downhole magnetic retrieval apparatus." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2010 (12/794,354). 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=8678091.PN.&OS=PN/8678091&RS=PN/8678091 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** National Oilwell Varco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- National Oilwell Varco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,447) developed by David Chin, Cypress, Texas, for a drill pipe system. The patent application was filed on May 21, 2010 (12/784,829). 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=8678447.PN.&OS=PN/8678447&RS=PN/8678447 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent for Selectively Variable Flow Restrictor for Use in Subterranean Well ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,678,035) developed by Michael L. Fripp, Carrollton, Texas, and Jason D. Dykstra, Carrollton, Texas, for a "selectively variable flow restrictor for use in a subterranean well." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2011 (13/084,025). 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=8678035.PN.&OS=PN/8678035&RS=PN/8678035 Written by Balkishan Dalai; 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. -1156474 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |