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

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

*** Enventix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Enventix, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,163) developed by Abdelmonem Hussien Alyaser, San Jose, Calif., for system and method "for providing an integrated reactor." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2012 (13/437,761). 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=8680163.PN.&OS=PN/8680163&RS=PN/8680163 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.



*** Lam Research Assigned Patent for Planar Heater Zones ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Lam Research, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,441) developed by Harmeet Singh, Fremont, Calif., for an "heating plate with planar heater zones for semiconductor processing." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2013 (14/013,447). 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=8680441.PN.&OS=PN/8680441&RS=PN/8680441 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Infinera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Infinera, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,114 developed by three co-inventors for a "[c]oherent detection for an integrated circuit having a multiplexer or a demultiplexer with a shared propagation region." The co-inventors are Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan, Cupertino, Calif., Fred A. Kish, Jr., Palo Alto, Calif., and Masaki Kato, Palo Alto, Calif.


The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/537,675). 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=8682114.PN.&OS=PN/8682114&RS=PN/8682114 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Device Connect Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,097) developed by two co-inventors for a "device connect detection." The co-inventors are Huimin Chen, Portland, Ore., and Kok Hong Chan, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2012 (13/539,376). 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=8683097.PN.&OS=PN/8683097&RS=PN/8683097 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Asynchronous Distributed Object Uploading ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,112) developed by two co-inventors for an "asynchronous distributed object uploading for replicated content addressable storage cluster." The co-inventors are Alexandre Drobychev, San Jose, Calif., and Alexander Kesselman, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 31, 2013 (13/907,531). 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=8683112.PN.&OS=PN/8683112&RS=PN/8683112 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** International Rectifier Assigned Patent for Enhanced Insulator Field Effect Transistor ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- International Rectifier, El Segundo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,578) developed by Robert Beach, Altadena, Calif., for a "field effect transistor with enhanced insulator structure." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2007 (11/895,096). 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=8680578.PN.&OS=PN/8680578&RS=PN/8680578 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,144 developed by five co-inventors for methods "for synchronizing multiple video recordings of the same event using audio signals of the recordings." The co-inventors are Jiangyang Zhang, Los Angeles, Andrew Joseph Crawford, San Francisco, Anil Kokaram, Sunnyvale, Calif., Debargha Mukherjee, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Damien Kelly, Sunnyvale Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2012 (13/621,604). 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=8682144.PN.&OS=PN/8682144&RS=PN/8682144 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ECI Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- ECI Software, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,315) developed by Monique Stover, Camarillo, Calif., for a system and method "for creating integrated web form and database applications." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2006 (11/556,840). 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=8683315.PN.&OS=PN/8683315&RS=PN/8683315 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Protelica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Protelica, Hayward, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,019) developed by six co-inventors for a "universal fibronectin Type III binding-domain libraries." The co-inventors are Craig A. Hokanson, Pleasanton, Calif., Guido Cappuccilli, San Mateo, Calif., Roberto Crea, San Mateo, Calif., Peter B. Kirk, San Mateo, Calif., David R. Liston, San Mateo, Calif., and Randy Shen, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2009 (12/562,992). 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=8680019.PN.&OS=PN/8680019&RS=PN/8680019 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Over-the-Air Device Configuration ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,308 developed by six co-inventors for methods, program products and systems "for over-the-air device configuration." The co-inventors are Arun G. Mathias, Cupertino, Callf., George R. Dicker, Cupertino, Calif., Cherif Jazra, Los Altos, Calif., Dallas De Atley, San Francisco, Andre Boule, San Jose, Calif., and Jerry Hauck, Windermere, Fla.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2012 (13/487,052). 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=8682308.PN.&OS=PN/8682308&RS=PN/8682308 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Adjusting Device Wireless Connection ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,283 developed by three co-inventors for "[a]djusting connection states of a mobile wireless device." The co-inventors are Sree Ram Kodali, Cupertino, Calif., Longda Xing, San Jose, Calif., and Shivesh Makharia, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 7, 2013 (13/912,992). 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=8682283.PN.&OS=PN/8682283&RS=PN/8682283 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Signal Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Signal Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,680,076) developed by six co-inventors for methods "of treatment, improvement and prevention using haloaryl substituted aminopurines." The co-inventors are Brydon L. Bennett, San Diego, Brian Edwin Cathers, San Diego, Kristen Lee Jensen-Pergakes, San Diego, Heather Raymon, San Diego, Weilin Xie, San Diego, and Jaman May Maroni, Watchung, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,282). 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=8680076.PN.&OS=PN/8680076&RS=PN/8680076 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Pre-fetched Mapping Data Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,008) developed by Hans-Olav CaveLie, San Francisco, for a "management of pre-fetched mapping data incorporating user-specified locations." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2011 (13/197,979). 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=8683008.PN.&OS=PN/8683008&RS=PN/8683008 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Nonvolatile Charge Trap Memory Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,601) developed by three co-inventors for "nonvolatile charge trap memory device having a deuterated layer in a multi-layer charge-trapping region." The co-inventors are Krishnaswamy Ramkumar, San Jose, Calif., Fredrick B. Jenne, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Sagy Levy, Yaakov, Israel.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2007 (11/904,475). 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=8680601.PN.&OS=PN/8680601&RS=PN/8680601 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Analyzing Website Traffic ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,051) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for analyzing traffic to a website is provided that is based on log files and that uses both server-side and client-side information channeled through one source." The co-inventors are Hui Sok Moon, Campbell, Calif., Paul N. Muret, Los Altos, Calif., and Jonathon A. Vance, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2012 (13/357,299). 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=8683051.PN.&OS=PN/8683051&RS=PN/8683051 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Silicon Graphics International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Silicon Graphics International, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,021) developed by Kenneth S. Beck, Morgan Hill, Calif., for a computer system "for read/write access to storage devices creates a snapshot of a data volume." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/211,200). 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=8683021.PN.&OS=PN/8683021&RS=PN/8683021 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Calibration of Communication Processing Path ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,931) developed by seven co-inventors for "[c]alibration of communication processing path." The co-inventors are Utku Seckin, La Jolla, Calif., Dengwei Fu, Los Altos, Calif., Colin Fraser, Mountain View, Calif., Navid Lashkarian, Pleasanton, Calif., Arya Reza Behzad, Poway, Calif., Ali Afsahi, San Diego, and Konrad Kratochwil, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/539,175). 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=8665931.PN.&OS=PN/8665931&RS=PN/8665931 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Yodlee.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Yodlee.com, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,316) developed by five co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for providing auto-registration and service access to internet sites for internet portal subscribers." The co-inventors are Anand Rangarajan, Sunnyvale, Calif., Ji Hoon Lee, Chula Vista, Calif., Suman Kumar Inala, Santa Clara, Calif., Ramakrishna Satyavolu, Santa Clara, Calif., and Sreeranga P. Rajan, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2010 (12/851,838). 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=8683316.PN.&OS=PN/8683316&RS=PN/8683316 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Diarylhydantoin Compounds ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,291) developed by two co-inventors for a "diarylhydantoin compounds." The co-inventors are Michael E. Jung, Los Angeles, and Dongwon Yoo, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2008 (12/257,743). 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=8680291.PN.&OS=PN/8680291&RS=PN/8680291 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LSI Assigned Patent for Data Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- LSI, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,306) developed by four co-inventors for systems and methods "for data detection including dynamic scaling." The co-inventors are Shaohua Yang, Santa Clara, Calif., Weijun Tan, Longmont, Colo., Zongwang Li, San Jose, Calif., and Kiran Gunnam, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2010 (12/651,547). 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=8683306.PN.&OS=PN/8683306&RS=PN/8683306 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent for Plasma Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,988) developed by two co-inventors for "plasma processing of metal oxide films for resistive memory device applications." The co-inventors are Albert Lee, Cupertino, Calif., and Chi-I Lang, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2011 (13/302,777). 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=8679988.PN.&OS=PN/8679988&RS=PN/8679988 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** NVIDIA Assigned Patent for Fast Two Bit Error Correction ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,293) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "for fast two bit error correction." The co-inventors are Nirmal Saxena, Los Altos Hill, Calif., Howard Tsai, Cupertino, Calif., Dmitry Vyshetsky, Cupertino, Calif., and Paul Gyugyi, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2009 (12/639,850). 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=8683293.PN.&OS=PN/8683293&RS=PN/8683293 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Microdisplay Packaging System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,572) developed by three co-inventors for a "microdisplay packaging system." The co-inventors are Michael O'Connor, Cupertino, Calif., Paul C. Ward-Dolkas, Palo Alto, Calif., and Thomas W. Springett, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2011 (13/273,011). 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=8680572.PN.&OS=PN/8680572&RS=PN/8680572 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Selecting IP Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,683,048) developed by five co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for selecting IP services." The co-inventors are Jun Wang, La Jolla, Calif., George Cherian, San Diego, Masakazu Shirota, Tokyo, Uppinder Babbar, San Diego, and Marcello Lioy, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2009 (12/624,286). 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=8683048.PN.&OS=PN/8683048&RS=PN/8683048 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Background Task Execution Over a Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,037) developed by three co-inventors for a "background task execution over a network." The co-inventors are Richard John Williamson, Los Gatos, Calif., Jeremy Wyld, San Jose, Calif., and Nitin Ganatra, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,529). 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=8683037.PN.&OS=PN/8683037&RS=PN/8683037 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent for Genetic Variations ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,041) developed by four co-inventors for "genetic variations associated with tumors." The co-inventors are Zhengyan Kan, Redwood City, Calif., Somasekar Seshagiri, San Carlos, Calif., Denise M. Kenski, San Francisco, and Brock Peters, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2007 (12/446,907). 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=8680041.PN.&OS=PN/8680041&RS=PN/8680041 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Wireless Multicarrier Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,266 developed by two co-inventors for a system, apparatus, method and article to manage diversity "for a wireless multicarrier communication system." The co-inventors are Nageen Himayat, Fremont, Calif., and Sumeet Sandhu, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2012 (13/611,610). 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=8682266.PN.&OS=PN/8682266&RS=PN/8682266 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Ligand Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,680,150) developed by 10 co-inventors for "small molecule hematopoietic growth factor mimetic compounds that activate hematopoietic growth factor receptors." The co-inventors are Yixing Shen, Encinitas, Lin Zhi, San Diego, Andrew R. Hudson, San Diego, Cornelis A. Van Oeveren, San Diego, Steven L. Roach, San Diego, Jason C. Pickens, San Diego, Catalina Cuervo, San Diego, Lino J. Valdez, San Diego, Jillian Basinger, San Diego, and Virgina H. Grant, Vista, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 6, 2010 (12/775,331). 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=8680150.PN.&OS=PN/8680150&RS=PN/8680150 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Leland Stanford Junior University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- The Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,064) developed by four co-inventors for "ShRNA gene therapy for treatment of ischemic heart disease." The co-inventors are Joseph C. Wu, Palo Alto, Calif., Amato J. Giaccia, Palo Alto, Calif., Denise Chan, San Francisco, and Mei Huang, Union City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2009 (12/998,075). 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=8680064.PN.&OS=PN/8680064&RS=PN/8680064 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,400) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for fault sensitivity analysis of mixed-signal integrated circuit designs." The co-inventors are Donald J. O'Riordan, San Jose, Calif., Ilya Yusim, San Jose, Caif., and Zhipeng Liu, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2012 (13/683,810). 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=8683400.PN.&OS=PN/8683400&RS=PN/8683400 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** PRC DeSoto Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- PRC DeSoto, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,214) developed by four co-inventors for "terminal-modified difunctional sulfur-containing polymers, compositions thereof and methods of use." The co-inventors are Lawrence G. Anderson, Allison Park, Pa., Gregory J. McCollum, Gibsonia, Pa., Renhe Lin, Stevenson Ranch, Calif., and Stephen J. Hobbs, Valencia, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2013 (13/950,668). 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=8680214.PN.&OS=PN/8680214&RS=PN/8680214 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent for Intelligent Content Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,339) developed by two co-inventors for "[i]ntelligent content organization based on time gap analysis." The co-inventors are Mohit Gupta, Noida, India, and Mark Dahm, Gilroy, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2010 (12/803,700). 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=8683339.PN.&OS=PN/8683339&RS=PN/8683339 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Advanced and Dynamic Physical Layer Device Capabilities ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,895) developed by two co-inventors for "[a]dvanced and dynamic physical layer device capabilities utilizing a link interruption signal." The co-inventors are Scott Powell, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Wael William Diab, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2010 (12/981,875). 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=8665895.PN.&OS=PN/8665895&RS=PN/8665895 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Arena Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,680,119) developed by nine co-inventors for "ethers, secondary amines and derivatives thereof as modulators of the 5-HT.sub.2A serotonin receptor useful for the treatment of disorders related thereto." The co-inventors are Bradley Teegarden, San Diego, Dennis Chapman, San Diego, Marc Decaire, San Diego, Peter I. Dosa, San Diego, Konrad Feichtinger, San Diego, Honnappa Jayakumar, San Diego, Thuy-Anh Tran, San Diego, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, San Diego, and Jingdong Xu, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/417,030). 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=8680119.PN.&OS=PN/8680119&RS=PN/8680119 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Otonomy, University of California Assigned Patent for Corticosteroid Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Otonomy, San Diego, and The University of California, Oakland, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,680,083) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "controlled release corticosteroid compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders." The co-inventors are Jeffrey P. Harris, La Jolla, Calif., Michael Christopher Scaife, Los Altos, Calif., Carl Lebel, Malibu, Calif., Andrew M. Trammel, Olathe, Kan., Jay Lichter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Benedikt Vollrath, San Diego, Sergio G. Duron, San Diego, Fabrice Piu, San Diego, Qiang Ye, San Diego, and Luis A. Dellamary, San Marcos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/190,329). 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=8680083.PN.&OS=PN/8680083&RS=PN/8680083 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** 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.

*** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent for Automated Parallel Software Code Impact Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,449) developed by two co-inventors for "[a]utomated parallel software code impact analysis." The co-inventors are Abhishek Singh, Bangalore, India, and Sachin Vasudeva, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2010 (12/914,532). 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=8683449.PN.&OS=PN/8683449&RS=PN/8683449 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Genomatica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Genomatica, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,666,013) developed by two co-inventors for methods and organisms "for growth-coupled production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid." The co-inventors are Stephen J. Van Dien, Encinitas, Calif., and Anthony P. Burgard, Bellefonte, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2008 (12/018,129). 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=8673601.PN.&OS=PN/8673601&RS=PN/8673601 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Reducing Transceiver Power ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,902) developed by Scott Powell, Carlsbad, Calif., for a method and system "for reducing transceiver power via a variable symbol rate." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2007 (11/859,459). 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=8665902.PN.&OS=PN/8665902&RS=PN/8665902 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** NVIDIA Assigned Patent for Video Perspective Navigation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,067) developed by William S. Herz, Hayward, Calif., for a system and method "for video perspective navigation." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2007 (12/004,668). 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=8683067.PN.&OS=PN/8683067&RS=PN/8683067 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Accessing Media Items ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,262 developed by three co-inventors for a communication system "for accessing media items via a display device." The co-inventors are Terence Wilson, Alameda, Calif., Stephen Christopher Austin, Pacifica, Calif., and Michael Denis O'Connor, Cary, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2009 (12/576,154). 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=8682262.PN.&OS=PN/8682262&RS=PN/8682262 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent for Output Clock Signal Generation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,928) developed by two co-inventors for circuit "for generating an output clock signal synchronized to an input clock signal." The co-inventors are Matthew H. Klein, Redwood City, Calif., and David F. Taylor, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2011 (13/030,558). 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=8665928.PN.&OS=PN/8665928&RS=PN/8665928 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited 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.

*** NetLogic Microsystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- NetLogic Microsystems, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,100) developed by Yan Wang, Los Gatos, Calif., for a method and apparatus "for handling data flow in a multi-chip environment using an interchip interface." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2011 (13/165,417). 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=8683100.PN.&OS=PN/8683100&RS=PN/8683100 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Lindsey Miles Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Lindsey Miles, La Jolla, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,242) developed by five co-inventors for "plasminogen receptor, polypeptides and antibodies thereof." The co-inventors are Emily I. Chen, Port Jefferson, N.Y., Lindsey A. Miles, San Diego, John Yates, San Diego, Nagyung Baik, San Diego, and Robert J. Parmer, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2012 (13/653,862). 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=8680242.PN.&OS=PN/8680242&RS=PN/8680242 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Envia Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Mar 31 -- Envia Systems, Newark, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,673,490) developed by two co-inventors for "high energy lithium ion batteries with particular negative electrode compositions." The co-inventors are Sujeet Kumar, Newark, Calif., and James P. Buckley, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept.12, 2012 (13/612,132). 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=8673490.PN.&OS=PN/8673490&RS=PN/8673490 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Tela Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Tela Innovations, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,583) developed by three co-inventors for an "integrated circuit including cross-coupled transistors having gate electrodes formed within at least nine 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 (12/753,733). 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=8680583.PN.&OS=PN/8680583&RS=PN/8680583 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Targeting Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,682,995) developed by four co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for targeting communications using social network metrics." The co-inventors are Paul Martino, Mountain View, Calif., Brian Lawler, San Francisco, Elliot Loh, San Francisco, and Mark Pincus, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on April 7, 2005 (11/102,570). 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=8682995.PN.&OS=PN/8682995&RS=PN/8682995 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Optimizing Executable Program ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,455) developed by five co-inventors for a method and system "for optimizing an executable program by selectively merging identical program entities." The co-inventors are Sriraman Tallam, Sunnyvale, Calif., Ian Lance Taylor, Berkeley, Calif., Cary Coutant, Saratoga, Calif., Xinliang David Li, Palo Alto, Calif., and Christopher Demetriou, Redwood City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2011 (13/005,375). 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=8683455.PN.&OS=PN/8683455&RS=PN/8683455 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** HRL Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- HRL Laboratories, Malibu, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,536) developed by two co-inventors for a "non-uniform two dimensional electron gas profile in III-Nitride HEMT devices." The co-inventors are Sameh G. Khalil, Calabasas, Calif., and Karim S. Boutros, Moorpark, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 23, 2012 (13/479,018). 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=8680536.PN.&OS=PN/8680536&RS=PN/8680536 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Video Compression ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,951) developed by six co-inventors for "[v]ideo compression and encoding method." The co-inventors are Eric Ameres, Cohoes, N.Y., Tim Murphy, New York, James Bankoski, Wynantskill, N.Y., Yaowu Xu, San Diego, Adrian W. Grange, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, and Paul G. Wilkins, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/617,864). 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=8665951.PN.&OS=PN/8665951&RS=PN/8665951 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Adaptive Queue and Buffer Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,892) developed by Martin Lund, Palo Alto, Calif., for a method and system "for adaptive queue and buffer control based on monitoring in a packet network switch." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2006 (11/442,801). 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=8665892.PN.&OS=PN/8665892&RS=PN/8665892 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Yahoo Assigned Patent for Dynamic Search Results Based Upon Historical Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Yahoo, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,379) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets." The co-inventors are Christopher LuVogt, San Francisco, and Erick Cantu-Paz, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,362). 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=8683379.PN.&OS=PN/8683379&RS=PN/8683379 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Kesumo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Kesumo, Berkeley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,390) developed by two co-inventors for "foot-operated controller." The co-inventors are Keith McMillen, Berkeley, Calif., and Conner Lacy, Charlottesville, Va.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2010 (12/904,657). 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=8680390.PN.&OS=PN/8680390&RS=PN/8680390 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Streamscale Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Streamscale, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,683,296) developed by two co-inventors for "[a]ccelerated erasure coding system and method." The co-inventors are Michael H. Anderson, Los Angeles, and Sarah Mann, Tucson, Ariz.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2011 (13/341,833). 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=8683296.PN.&OS=PN/8683296&RS=PN/8683296 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sangamo BioSciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Sangamo BioSciences, Richmond, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,021) developed by two co-inventors for "zinc finger proteins for DNA binding and gene regulation in plants." The co-inventors are Guofu Li, Albany, Calif., and Andrew Jamieson, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2006 (11/511,106). 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=8680021.PN.&OS=PN/8680021&RS=PN/8680021 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Life Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Mar 31 -- Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,673,560) developed by three co-inventors for methods and compositions "for multiplex PCR." The co-inventors are Mark Andersen, Carlsbad, Calif., Michael Thornton, San Francisco, and John Leamon, Guilford, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 13/618,805. 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=8673560.PN.&OS=PN/8673560&RS=PN/8673560 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Quantum Assigned Patent for Clustered Storage Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Quantum, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,123) developed by two co-inventors for a "clustered storage network." The co-inventors are John E. Maroney, Irvine, Calif., and Tridib Chakravarty, Long Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2012 (13/585,586). 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=8683123.PN.&OS=PN/8683123&RS=PN/8683123 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SanDisk 3D Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,503) developed by two co-inventors for a "carbon nano-film reversible resistance-switchable elements and methods of forming the same." The co-inventors are April D. Schricker, Palo Alto, Calif., and Yubao Li, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,135). 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=8680503.PN.&OS=PN/8680503&RS=PN/8680503 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** EdgeCast Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- EdgeCast Networks, Santa Monica, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,043) developed by two co-inventors for a "systems and methods to uniquely identify assets in a federation." The co-inventors are Robert J. Peters, Santa Monica, Calif., and Alexander A. Kazerani, Santa Monica, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/234,015). 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=8683043.PN.&OS=PN/8683043&RS=PN/8683043 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SK Hynix Memory Solutions Assigned Patent for Information Stored Modification ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- SK Hynix Memory Solutions, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,118) developed by two co-inventors for a "number of pulses to modify information stored in a given location in a plurality of locations is obtained for each of the plurality of locations in flash memory." The co-inventors are Rajiv Agarwal, Menlo Park, Calif., and Marcus Marrow, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 24, 2013 (13/869,863). 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=8683118.PN.&OS=PN/8683118&RS=PN/8683118 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Rempex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Rempex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,680,136) developed by eight co-inventors for "cyclic boronic acid ester derivatives and therapeutic uses thereof." The co-inventors are Scott Hecker, Del Mar, Calif., Olga Rodny, Mill Valley, Calif., Maxim Totrov, San Diego, Gavin Hirst, San Diego, Raja Reddy, San Diego, Michael N. Dudley, San Diego, Serge Boyer, San Diego, and David C. Griffith, San Marcos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2011 (13/205,112). 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=8680136.PN.&OS=PN/8680136&RS=PN/8680136 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LSI Assigned Patent for Hierarchical Design Flow Generator ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,407) developed by two co-inventors for a "hierarchical design flow generator for designing integrated circuits." The co-inventors are Vishwas M. Rao, Milpitas, Calif., and James C. Parker, Allentown, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2013 (13/971,560). 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=8683407.PN.&OS=PN/8683407&RS=PN/8683407 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent for Reconfigurable Circuit Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,401) developed by four co-inventors for "reconfigurable printed circuit sensor systems." The co-inventors are Brent Krusor, Fremont, Calif., Ana Claudia Arias, Los Gatos, Calif., Tse Nga Ng, Mountain View, Calif., and Jurgen H. Daniel, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2010 (12/963,543). 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=8680401.PN.&OS=PN/8680401&RS=PN/8680401 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Tracking Website Unique Visitors ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,056) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for tracking unique visitors to a website." The co-inventors are Paul N. Muret, Los Altos, Calif., Hui Sok Moon, Campbell, Calif., and Jonathon A. Vance, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2012 (13/356,981). 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=8683056.PN.&OS=PN/8683056&RS=PN/8683056 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Brocade Communications Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Brocade Communications Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,886) developed by four co-inventors for "[r]edundant host connection in a routed network." The co-inventors are Anoop Ghanwani, Rocklin, Calif., Somesh Gupta, San Jose, Calif., Shunjia Yu, San Jose, Calif., and Phanidhar Koganti, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2010 (12/725,249). 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=8665886.PN.&OS=PN/8665886&RS=PN/8665886 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Software Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Software Research, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,683,447) developed by Edward F. Miller, San Francisco, for a method and system "for testing websites." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2013 (13/764,635). 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=8683447.PN.&OS=PN/8683447&RS=PN/8683447 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent for Runtime Control of Hierarchical Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,429) developed by Eric J. Mueller, Fremont, Calif., for systems and methods "for runtime control of hierarchical objects." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2008 (12/197,598). 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=8683429.PN.&OS=PN/8683429&RS=PN/8683429 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Bent Allenes and Metal Complexes ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,274) developed by three co-inventors for "bent allenes, and their metal complexes." The co-inventors are Guy Bertrand, Riverside, Calif., Vincent Lavallo, Riverside, Calif., and Adam C. Dyker, Riverside, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2009 (12/812,423). 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=8680274.PN.&OS=PN/8680274&RS=PN/8680274 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Selective Dry-Etch Rate Suppression ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,982) developed by five co-inventors for a "selective suppression of dry-etch rate of materials containing both silicon and oxygen." The co-inventors are Jingchun Zhang, Milpitas, Calif., Yunyu Wang, San Jose, Calif., Anchuan Wang, San Jose, Calif., Nitin K. Ingle, San Jose, Calif., and Young S. Lee, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2012 (13/449,543). 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=8679982.PN.&OS=PN/8679982&RS=PN/8679982 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SMS.ac Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- SMS.ac, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,682,290) developed by Michael C. Pousti, San Diego, for systems and methods "for automatic generation, registration and mobile phone billing of a pod using third party web page content." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2013 (13/743,248). 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=8682290.PN.&OS=PN/8682290&RS=PN/8682290 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Otonomy, University of California Assigned Patent for Controlled Release ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Otonomy, San Diego, and The University of California, Oakland, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,680,082) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "controlled release corticosteroid compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders." The co-inventors are Jeffrey P. Harris, La Jolla, Calif., Michael Christopher Scaife, Los Altos, Calif., Carl Lebel, Malibu, Calif., Andrew M. Trammel, Olathe, Kan., Jay Lichter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Benedikt Vollrath, San Diego, Sergio G. Duron, San Diego, Fabrice Piu, San Diego, Qiang Ye, San Diego, and Luis A. Dellamary, San Marcos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/190,323). 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=8680082.PN.&OS=PN/8680082&RS=PN/8680082 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,246 developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for collaborative coexistence of bluetooth and WiMax." The co-inventors are Brima Ibrahim, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Prasanna Desai, Olivenhain, Calif., and Steven Deane Hall, Olivenhain, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2007 (11/845,481). 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=8682246.PN.&OS=PN/8682246&RS=PN/8682246 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Translucent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Translucent, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,507) developed by four co-inventors for an "A1N inter-layers in III-N material grown on DBR/silicon substrate." The co-inventors are Michael Lebby, Apache Junction, Ariz., Rytis Dargis, Fremont, Calif., Andrew Clark, Los Altos, Calif., and Erdem Arkun, San Carlos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2013 (13/742,612). 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=8680507.PN.&OS=PN/8680507&RS=PN/8680507 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Finisar Assigned Patent for Optoelectronic Communications Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent 8,682,172 developed by Sunil Priyadarshi, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "[o]ptoelectronic communications assembly having an electrical and optical interface." The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2010 (12/852,901). 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=8682172.PN.&OS=PN/8682172&RS=PN/8682172 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** McAfee Assigned Patent for Attributes of Captured Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- McAfee, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,035) developed by four co-inventors for an "attributes of captured objects in a capture system." The co-inventors are Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Saratoga, Calif., William Deninger, San Jose, Calif., Erik de la Iglesia, Mountain View, Calif., and Rick Lowe, Menlo Park, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/089,158). 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=8,683,035.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,035&RS=PN/8,683,035 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Mar 31 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,673,541) developed by four co-inventors for methods "comprising a combination of lithography and self-assembly techniques." The co-inventors are Shuaigang Xiao, Fremont, Calif., Yuan Xu, Fremont, Calif., XiaoMin Yang, Livermore, Calif., and Lei Wan, Madison, Wis.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/916,279). 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=8673541.PN.&OS=PN/8673541&RS=PN/8673541 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Non-volatile Memory Testing ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,456) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for testing a non-volatile memory, such as a flash memory." The co-inventors are Matthew Byom, Campbell, Calif., Nir J. Wakrat, Los Altos, Calif., and Kenneth Herman, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 13, 2009 (12/502,128). 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=8683456.PN.&OS=PN/8683456&RS=PN/8683456 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Card Metaphor for Activities ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,683,362) developed by three co-inventors for "[c]ard metaphor for activities in a computing device." The co-inventors are Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Los Angeles, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Sunnyvale, Calif., Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 1, 2009 (12/416,279). 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=8683362.PN.&OS=PN/8683362&RS=PN/8683362 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Egain Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Egain Communications, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,682,977) developed by four co-inventors for a method, computer-readable medium and system "for enabling communication associated with a webpage." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Huang, Foster City, Calif., Ashutosh Roy, Los Altos, Calif., Promod Narang, Los Altos, Calif., and Sam Hahn, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2011 (13/004,804). 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=8682977.PN.&OS=PN/8682977&RS=PN/8682977 Written 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.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Managing User Interface Content ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,363) developed by two co-inventors for device, method and graphical user interface "for managing user interface content and user interface elements." The co-inventors are Elizabeth Gloria Guarino Reid, San Francisco, and Roger Rock Rosner, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2010 (12/694,180). 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=8683363.PN.&OS=PN/8683363&RS=PN/8683363 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,113) developed by two co-inventors for a "concurrently searching multiple devices of a non-volatile semiconductor memory." The co-inventors are Erick O. Abasto, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Jerry Lo, Hacienda Heights, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2011 (13/021,456). 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=8683113.PN.&OS=PN/8683113&RS=PN/8683113 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Virobay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Virobay, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,152) developed by Robert Booth, Los Altos Hills, Calif., for "cathepsin inhibitors for the treatment of bone cancer and bone cancer pain." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2012 (13/462,587). 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=8680152.PN.&OS=PN/8680152&RS=PN/8680152 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Scrolling of User Interfaces ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,378) developed by four co-inventors for systems and methods "for improving the scrolling of user interfaces of electronic devices." The co-inventors are William Bull, Campbell, Calif., Kourtny Minh Hicks, Sunnyvale, Calif., Policarpo Wood, Cupertino, Calif., and Eric James Hope, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2008 (2/008,322). 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=8683378.PN.&OS=PN/8683378&RS=PN/8683378 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Host Computer and Media Player Interaction ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,009) developed by three co-inventors for techniques "for interaction between a host computer and a media player." The co-inventors are Stanley Ng, Campbell, Calif., Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, Calif., and Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2012 (13/434,655). 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=8683009.PN.&OS=PN/8683009&RS=PN/8683009 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Synopsys Assigned Patent for Optimizing Circuit Design ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,408) developed by two co-inventors for techniques and systems "for optimizing a circuit design." The co-inventors are Mahesh A. Iyer, Fremont, Calif., and Amir H. Mottaez, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2012 (13/665,833). 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=8683408.PN.&OS=PN/8683408&RS=PN/8683408 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cymer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Cymer, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,680,495) developed by four co-inventors for an "extreme ultraviolet light source." The co-inventors are Robert Jay Rafac, Encinitas, Calif., Yezheng Tao, San Diego, Igor V. Fomenkov, San Diego, and Daniel J. W. Brown, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/843,626). 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=8680495.PN.&OS=PN/8680495&RS=PN/8680495 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Nextivity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Nextivity, San Diego, has been assigned a patent 8,682,311 developed by Behzad B. Mohebbi, San Diego, for "[m]ulti-hop booster." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2008 (12/110,259). 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=8682311.PN.&OS=PN/8682311&RS=PN/8682311 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Datalabs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- Datalabs, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,435) developed by eight co-inventors for a system and method "for configuring electronic data capture and data management systems for clinical trials." The co-inventors are Nicholas P. Richards, Mission Viejo, Calif., James A. Langford, Dove Canyon, Calif., Richard E. Gleeson, Warrington, Pa., Scott Thompson 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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