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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (April 1)
[April 01, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (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 Washington.

*** Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent 8,682,130 developed by seven co-inventors for a package structure and method of packaging "for an interferometric modulator." The co-inventors are Manish Kothari, Cupertino, Calif., Brian Gally, Los Gatos, Calif., Lauren Palmateer, San Francisco, Clarence Chui, San Jose, Calif., Jeffrey B. Sampsell, Pueblo, Colo., Mark Miles, Atlanta, and William J. Cummings, Clinton, Wash.



The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2011 (13/231,640). 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=8682130.PN.&OS=PN/8682130&RS=PN/8682130 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** QSC Audio Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- QSC Audio Products, Costa Mesa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,452) developed by three co-inventors for an "optically controlled motorized control device." The co-inventors are Chuck T. Jensen, Everett, Wash., Greg C. Mackie, Kirkland, Wash., and Peter F. Watts, Carmarthenshire, Welsh, United Kingdom.


The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/987,011). 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=8680452.PN.&OS=PN/8680452&RS=PN/8680452 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California, C3 Jian Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., and C3 Jian, Sequim, Wash., have been assigned a patent (8,680,058) developed by seven co-inventors for a "selectively targeted antimicrobial peptides and the use thereof." The co-inventors are Randal H. Eckert, Ellensburg, Wash., Fengxia Qi, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Daniel K. Yarbrough, Los Angeles, Wenyuan Shi, Los Angeles, Jian He, Los Angeles, Maxwell H. Anderson, Sequim, Wash., and Ian H. McHardy, Venice, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2010 (12/938,278). 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=8680058.PN.&OS=PN/8680058&RS=PN/8680058 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,358) developed by three co-inventors for "[a]pplication element group operations allowing duplication while preserving interdependent logic." The co-inventors are Doug Anderson, Edmonds, Wash., Kenneth Y. Ogami, Bothell, Wash., and Marat Zhaksilikov, Snohomish, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2006 (11/512,544). 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=8683358.PN.&OS=PN/8683358&RS=PN/8683358 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sterling International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Sterling International, Spokane, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,677,677) developed by Rodney G. Schneidmiller, Greenacres, Wash., Qing-He Zhang, Spokane Valley, Wash., and Marc Chapin, Spokane, Wash., for an illuminated insect trap.

The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,574). 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=8,677,677.PN.&OS=PN/8,677,677&RS=PN/8,677,677 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** BCRA Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- BCRA Engineering, Tacoma, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,679,327) developed by Donald G. Mellott, University Place, Wash., James B. Dort, Tacoma, Wash., and Danielle J. Santman, Kent, Wash., for a bioretention box.

The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,090). 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=8,679,327.PN.&OS=PN/8,679,327&RS=PN/8,679,327 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,679,101) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and system for temporary hair removal." The co-inventors are Bran Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, Calif., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Livermore, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 4, 2005 (11/073,361). 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=8,679,101.PN.&OS=PN/8,679,101&RS=PN/8,679,101 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Merlin Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Merlin Technology, Kent, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,680,864) developed by Guenter W. Brune, Bellevue, Wash., Albert W. Chau, Woodinville, Wash., and John E. Mercer, Kent, Wash., for a "flux plane locating in an underground drilling system." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,729). 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=86,80,864.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,864&RS=PN/86,80,864 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** PopCap Games Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- PopCap Games, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,678,904) developed by Sukhbir Sidhu, Seattle, Brian Rothstein, Seattle, and Eric Tams, Seattle, for a "electronic game, such as a computer game involving removing pegs." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2013 (13/779,582). 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=8,678,904.PN.&OS=PN/8,678,904&RS=PN/8,678,904 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nelson Irrigation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Nelson Irrigation, Walla Walla, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,678,029) developed by Cliff P. Ungerecht, Walla Walla, Wash., and Lee A. Perkins, Lowden, Wash., for a "pressure regulator with remotely controlled shut-off valve." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2011 (13/105,620). 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=8,678,029.PN.&OS=PN/8,678,029&RS=PN/8,678,029 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Blue Origin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Blue Origin, Kent, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,678,321) developed by Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle, Wash., Gary Lai, Seattle, and Sean R. Findlay, Seattle, for "sea landing of space launch vehicles and associated systems and methods." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/815,306). 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=8,678,321.PN.&OS=PN/8,678,321&RS=PN/8,678,321 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** K-2 Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- K-2 Corp., Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,677,639) developed by Jason Neubauer, Redmond, Wash., and Douglas Sanders, Seattle, for a "ski pole with inclinometer." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2011 (13/276,985). 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=8,677,639.PN.&OS=PN/8,677,639&RS=PN/8,677,639 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Method and System for Attenuating Shock Waves Via Inflatable Enclosure ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,677,881) developed by Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, Wash., and Brian G. Fischer, Bothell, Wash., for a "method and system for attenuating shock waves via an inflatable enclosure." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,345). 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=86,77,881.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,881&RS=PN/86,77,881 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,678,927) developed by Monty Lee Hammontree, Duvall, Wash., Tyler Edward Gibson, Seattle, and Emmanuel John Athans, Lake Forest Park, Wash., for a "game controller on mobile touch-enabled devices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2011 (13/252,207). 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=8,678,927.PN.&OS=PN/8,678,927&RS=PN/8,678,927 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Children's Medical Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Children's Medical Center, Boston, and Oridion Medical (1987), Jerusalem, have been assigned a patent (8,679,029) developed by Baruch Schlomo Krauss, Brookline, Mass., David Robert Hampton, Woodinville, Wash., and Ephraim Carlebach, Ra'anana, Israel, for an "automated interpretive medical care system and methodology." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2008 (12/213,619). 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=8679029.PN.&OS=PN/8679029&RS=PN/8679029 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Washington, Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development, Yissum Research Development Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The University of Washington, Seattle, Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development, Jerusalem, and Yissum Research Development Co., Jerusalem, have been assigned a patent (8,680,148) developed by five co-inventors for "metallo-desferrioxamine complexes and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections." The co-inventors are E. Peter Greenberg, Seattle, Ehud Banin, Kiryat Ono, Israel, Eyal Banin, Jerusalem, Eduard Berenshtein, Jerusalem, and Mordechai Chevion, Ziyyon, Israel.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2007 (11/838,177). 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=86,80,148.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,148&RS=PN/86,80,148 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sterling International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Sterling International, Spokane, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,677,678) developed by Rodney G. Schneidmiller, Greenacres, Wash., and Qing-He Zhang, Spokane Valley, Wash., for "flying insect trap with attractant ports." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2012 (13/405,047). 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=8,677,678.PN.&OS=PN/8,677,678&RS=PN/8,677,678 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Washington State University Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,680,014) developed by Caixi Zhang, Shanghai, China, and Matthew D. Whiting, Prosser, Wash., for "methods for improving fruit production and fruit quality." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,658). 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=86,80,014.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,014&RS=PN/86,80,014 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,680,151) developed by Fuqiang Ruan, Bellevue, Wash., Edward A. Wintner, Belmont, Mass., and Thomas L. Deckwerth, Seattle, for "compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hypoxic or ischemic injury." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2011 (13/025,830). 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=86,80,151.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,151&RS=PN/86,80,151 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** C3 Jian, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- C3 Jian, Sequim, Wash., and the University of California, Oakland, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,680,058) developed by seven co-inventors for "selectively targeted antimicrobial peptides and the use thereof." The co-inventors are Randal H. Eckert, Ellensburg, Wash., Daniel K. Yarbrough, Los Angeles, Wenyuan Shi, Los Angeles, Maxwell H. Anderson, Sequim, Wash., Fengxia Qi, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Jian He, Los Angeles, and Ian H. McHardy, Venice, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2010 (12/938,278). 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=86,80,058.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,058&RS=PN/86,80,058 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,678,121) developed by James J. Troy, Issaquah, Wash., Scott W. Lea, Renton, Wash., and Daniel James Wright, Mercer Island, Wash., for an "adaptive magnetic coupling system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2011 (13/313,267). 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=86,78,121.PN.&OS=PN/86,78,121&RS=PN/86,78,121 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Battelle Memorial Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,679,458) developed by seven co-inventors for a "functionalized magnetic nanoparticle analyte sensor." The co-inventors are Wassana Yantasee, Richland, Wash., Maryin G. Warner, Richland, Wash., Cynthia L. Warner, Richland, Wash., Raymond S. Addleman, Benton City, Wash., Glen E. Fryxell, Kennewick, Wash., Charles Timchalk, Kennewick, Wash., and Mychailo B. Toloczko, Richland, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2007 (11/936,405). 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=8,679,458.PN.&OS=PN/8,679,458&RS=PN/8,679,458 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Washington Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The University of Washington, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,679,845) developed by Nancy Maizels, Seattle, W. Jason Cummings, Bellevue, Wash., and Munehisa Yabuki, Seattle, for "B cells modified to reversibly induce accelerated mutagenesis of target genes." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2008 (12/598,031). 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=86,79,845.PN.&OS=PN/86,79,845&RS=PN/86,79,845 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Landing Page Experiment Monitoring Techniques ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,682,712) developed by five co-inventors for methods, systems and apparatus for "monitoring an experiment relating to the conversion rates of landing page variants to test landing page designs." The co-inventors are Chirag Khopkar, Seattle, Kenneth Eric Vasilik, Bellevue, Wash., Zhen Lin, Sammamish, Wash., Ariel Bardin, Belmont, Calif., and Dorothy Ann Nelson, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 22, 2006 (11/439,501). 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=8682712.PN.&OS=PN/8682712&RS=PN/8682712 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Karen Narag.

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