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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 2)
[April 02, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 2)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Cardica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Cardica, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,155) developed by three co-inventors for a "[s]urgical method utilizing a true multiple-fire surgical stapler." The co-inventors are Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, Ariz., Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, Calif., and Luke W. Clauson, Redwood City, Calif.



The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,398). 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=8679155.PN.&OS=PN/8679155&RS=PN/8679155 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Asante Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Asante Solutions, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,060) developed by four co-inventors for an "[i]nfusion pump system." The co-inventors are Morten Mernoe, Sunnyvale, Calif., James Causey, Simi Valley, Calif., Mitchell Wenger, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Mark Estes, Sunnyvale, Calif.


The patent application was filed on June 16, 2010 (12/817,031). 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=8679060.PN.&OS=PN/8679060&RS=PN/8679060 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** La Pierres Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- La Pierres, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,039) developed by three co-inventors for an "[u]ltrasonic device with integrated specimen dispenser." The co-inventors are Hieu Tieu, San Jose, Calif., Yuchen Zhou, San Jose, Calif., and Chao Uei Wahng, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/925,017). 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=8679039.PN.&OS=PN/8679039&RS=PN/8679039 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** I.P. Venture Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- I.P. Venture, Los Altos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,311) developed by three co-inventors for a "[c]omfortable seating arrangements considering usage of space." The co-inventors are Kwok Wai Cheung, Hong Kong, Peter P. Tong, Mountain View, Calif., and C. Douglass Thomas, Campbell, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2008 (12/284,995). 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=8678311.PN.&OS=PN/8678311&RS=PN/8678311 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Terracotta Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Terracotta, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,683,262) developed by four co-inventors for systems and/or methods "for rapid recovery from write-ahead logs." The co-inventors are Saravanan Subbiah, San Mateo, Calif., Chris Dennis, Martinsburg, W.Va., Timothy Wu, Fremont, Calif., and Myron Scott, Orinda, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2013 (13/923,880). 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=8683262.PN.&OS=PN/8683262&RS=PN/8683262 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Novellus Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Novellus Systems, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,972) developed by three co-inventors for a method "of depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnect applications." The co-inventors are Michal Danek, Cupertino, Calif., Robert Rozbicki, Germantown, Tenn., and Erich Klawuhn, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 29, 2013 (13/904,464). 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=8679972.PN.&OS=PN/8679972&RS=PN/8679972 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent for Absorbers for High-Efficiency Thin-Film PV ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,893) developed by two co-inventors for "absorbers for high-efficiency thin-film PV." The co-inventors are Haifan Liang, Fremont, Calif., and Jeroen Van Duren, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2012 (13/596,439). 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=8679893.PN.&OS=PN/8679893&RS=PN/8679893 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Snapware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Snapware, Mira Loma, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,230) developed by Justin Smyers, Newport Beach, Calif., for "[v]essels with air-tight lid systems." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,456). 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=8678230.PN.&OS=PN/8678230&RS=PN/8678230 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Increasing Processor Turbo Operation Power Efficiency ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,240) developed by eight co-inventors for "[i]ncreasing power efficiency of turbo mode operation in a processor." The co-inventors are James S. Burns, Cupertino, Calif., Baskaran Ganesan, Bangalore, India, Russell J. Fenger, Beaverton, Ore., Devadatta V. Bodas, Federal Way, Wash., Sundaravarathan R. Iyengar, Federal Way, Wash., Feranak Nelson, Olympia, Wash., John M. Powell Jr., Austin, Texas, and Suresh Sugumar, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2013 (13/780,038). 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=8683240.PN.&OS=PN/8683240&RS=PN/8683240 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Trichoderma Enzyme ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,815) developed by five co-inventors for an "expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in Trichoderma." The co-inventors are Toby M. Baldwin, Palo Alto, Calif., Benjamin S. Bower, Palo Alto, Calif., Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Palo Alto, Calif., Suzanne E. Lantz, Palo Alto, Calif., and Michael J. Pepsin, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2007 (11/960,259). 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=8679815.PN.&OS=PN/8679815&RS=PN/8679815 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Photomask Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,706) developed by Chang Ju Choi, Fremont, Calif., for "photomask processing techniques." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2012 (13/561,410). 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=8679706.PN.&OS=PN/8679706&RS=PN/8679706 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** HRL Laboratories, Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- HRL Laboratories, Malibu, Calif., and Raytheon, Lexington, Mass., have been assigned a patent (8,679,908) developed by four co-inventors for the "use of silicide block process to camouflage a false transistor." The co-inventors are William M. Clark Jr., Camarillo, Calif., Gavin J. Harbison, Marina del Rey, Calif., Lap-Wai Chow, South Pasadena, Calif., and James P. Baukus, Westlake Village, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/932,169). 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=8679908.PN.&OS=PN/8679908&RS=PN/8679908 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Glucoamylase Variants with Altered Properties ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,792) developed by five co-inventors for "glucoamylase variants with altered properties." The co-inventors are Richard R. Bott, Burlingame, Calif., Wolfgang Aehle, Delfgauw, Netherlands, Martijn Scheffers, Leiden, Netherlands, Piet Van Solingen, Naaldwijik, Netherlands, and Casper Vroemen, Oegstgeest, Netherlands.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/251,116). 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=8679792.PN.&OS=PN/8679792&RS=PN/8679792 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Fluor Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Fluor Technologies, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,268) developed by three co-inventors for devices and methods "for friction stir welding using an anvil with a sacrificial material." The co-inventors are Christopher J. Obadtich, Corona del Mar, Calif., Glenn Grant, Benton City, Wash., and Charles Freeman, Richland, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2012 (13/683,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8678268.PN.&OS=PN/8678268&RS=PN/8678268 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Insera Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Insera Therapeutics, Sacramento, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,150) developed by two co-inventors for a "[s[hape-set textile structure based mechanical thrombectomy methods." The co-inventors are Vallabh Janardhan, Dallas, and Vikram Janardhan, Sacramento, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 29, 2013 (13/952,982). 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=8679150.PN.&OS=PN/8679150&RS=PN/8679150 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Dynamic Heterogeneous Multi-core Selection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,243) developed by four co-inventors for "[d]ynamic core selection for heterogeneous multi-core system." The co-inventors are Youfeng Wu, Palo Alto, Calif., Shiliang Hu, Los Altos, Calif., Edson Borin, San Jose, Calif., and Cheng Wang, San Ramon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 11, 2011 (13/046,031). 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=8683243.PN.&OS=PN/8683243&RS=PN/8683243 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** CPO Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- CPO Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,232) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]ecure user/host authentication." The co-inventors are Michael Yuen, Clayton, Australia, and Patrick Siu-Ying Hung, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/428,502). 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=8683232.PN.&OS=PN/8683232&RS=PN/8683232 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Philips Lumileds Lighting Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Philips Lumileds Lighting, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,869) developed by four co-inventors for a "contact for a semiconductor light emitting device." The co-inventors are Michael R. Krames, Los Altos, Calif., John E. Epler, San Jose, Calif., Patrick N. Grillot, San Jose, Calif., and Rafael I. Aldaz, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 19, 2012 (13/423,625). 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=8679869.PN.&OS=PN/8679869&RS=PN/8679869 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Metallocorroles ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,266) developed by three co-inventors for "metallocorroles." The co-inventors are Joshua H. Palmer, Pasadena, Calif., Harry B. Gray, Pasadena, Calif., and Zeev Gross, Petach Tikva, Israel.

The patent application was filed on May 24, 2010 (12/800,871). 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=8680266.PN.&OS=PN/8680266&RS=PN/8680266 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Visiogen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Visiogen, Santa Ana, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,172) developed by Xiugao Liao, Irvine, Calif., for "copolymers for intraocular lens systems." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2013 (13/868,727). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8680172.PN.&OS=PN/8680172&RS=PN/8680172 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Callaway Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Callaway Golf, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,944) developed by Broadus Perry Wall Jr., Carlsbad, Calif., for a "variable length golf club shaft." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/323,539). 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=8678944.PN.&OS=PN/8678944&RS=PN/8678944 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** SanDisk 3D Assigned Patent for Forming Double Sidewall Patterning Memory Lines ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,967) developed by two co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for forming memory lines and structures using double sidewall patterning for four times half pitch relief patterning." The co-inventors are Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, Calif., and Yoichiro Tanaka, Nagoyashi Aichi, Japan.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2010 (12/911,887). 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=8679967.PN.&OS=PN/8679967&RS=PN/8679967 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Fermentation Broth Formulations ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,824) developed by three co-inventors for "fermentation broth formulations." The co-inventors are Tom Tao Huang, Fremont, Calif., Aaron Kelley, Fremont, Calif., and John McLaughlin, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2010 (13/201,997). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8679824.PN.&OS=PN/8679824&RS=PN/8679824 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ViaSat Assigned Patent for Broadband Signal Reception via Satellite Gateway ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,283) developed by three co-inventors for systems, devices, processors and methods "for the reception of a wireless broadband signal at a user terminal from a gateway via satellite." The co-inventors are Donald W. Becker, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Matthew D. Nimon, Hinckley, Ohio, and William H. Thesling, Hudson, Ohio.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2009 (12/641,537). 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=8683283.PN.&OS=PN/8683283&RS=PN/8683283 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Foundry Networks Assigned Patent for Managing Ethernet Ports Power Allocation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Foundry Networks, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,239) developed by two co-inventors for "[m]anaging power allocation to Ethernet ports in the absence of mutually exclusive detection and powering cycles in hardware." The co-inventors are Rakesh Hansalia, Milpitas, Calif., and Adoor V. Balasubramanian, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2012 (13/586,438). 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=8683239.PN.&OS=PN/8683239&RS=PN/8683239 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent for Knobs and Holes Heteromeric Polypeptides ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,785) developed by three co-inventors for "knobs and holes heteromeric polypeptides." The co-inventors are Paul J. Carter, San Francisco, Leonard G. Presta, San Francisco, and John B. Ridgway, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on June 12, 2012 (13/494,870). 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=8679785.PN.&OS=PN/8679785&RS=PN/8679785 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** CBRITE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- CBRITE, Goleta, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,905) developed by three co-inventors for a "metal oxide TFT with improved source/drain contacts." The co-inventors are Fatt Foong, Goleta, Calif., Chan-Long Shieh, Paradise Valley, Ariz., and Gang Yu, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 8, 2011 (13/155,749). 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=8679905.PN.&OS=PN/8679905&RS=PN/8679905 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Wafer Feed Control Optical Metrology ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,979) developed by six co-inventors for "using optical metrology for within wafer feed forward process control." The co-inventors are Boguslaw A. Swedek, Cupertino, Calif., Zhize Zhu, Cupertino, Calif., Dominic J. Benvegnu, La Honda, Calif., Harry Q. Lee, Los Altos, Calif., Wen-Chiang Tu, Mountain View, Calif., and Jeffrey Drue David, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2011 (13/272,078). 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=8679979.PN.&OS=PN/8679979&RS=PN/8679979 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Beta-Glucosidase and Nucleic Acids Encoding ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,818) developed by two co-inventors for "BGL7 beta-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same." The co-inventors are Michael Ward, San Francisco, and Nigel Dunn-Coleman, El Sauzal, Spain.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2012 (13/717,115). 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=8679818.PN.&OS=PN/8679818&RS=PN/8679818 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Nanopore ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,747) developed by four co-inventors for compositions, devices and systems "for using a nanopore." The co-inventors are Felix Olasagasti, Santa Cruz, Calif., Kate Lieberman, Santa Cruz, Calif., Seico Benner, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Mark A. Akeson, Santa Cruz, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2009 (12/459,059). 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=8679747.PN.&OS=PN/8679747&RS=PN/8679747 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ICU Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- ICU Medical, San Clemente, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,090) developed by three co-inventors for a "[m]edical connector with closeable luer connector." The co-inventors are Harold Anderson, Wildomar, Calif., Christopher Lopez, Laguna Beach, Calif., and Thomas F. Fangrow Jr., Mission Viejo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2009 (12/641,283). 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=8679090.PN.&OS=PN/8679090&RS=PN/8679090 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Medwaves Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Medwaves, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,679,106) developed by three co-inventors for an "[a]ngioplasty and tissue ablation apparatus and method." The co-inventors are Theodore C. Ormsby, Escondido, Calif., George Leung, San Diego, and Gwo Jenn Shen, Carlsbad, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2008 (12/166,159). 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=8679106.PN.&OS=PN/8679106&RS=PN/8679106 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Square Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Square, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,678,277) developed by five co-inventors for a "[d]ecoding system coupled to a payment system that includes a cryptographic key." The co-inventors are Jack Dorsey, San Francisco, William Henderson, San Francisco, Brian Grassadonia, San Francisco, James M. McKelvey, Pensacola, Fla., and Xuancong Wen, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/829,209). 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=8678277.PN.&OS=PN/8678277&RS=PN/8678277 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** D.P. Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- D.P. Technologies, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,925) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus to provide a dice application." The co-inventors are Philippe Kahn, Aptos, Calif., and Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2009 (12/483,213). 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=8678925.PN.&OS=PN/8678925&RS=PN/8678925 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** PrivaSys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- PrivaSys, Tiburon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,276) developed by six co-inventors for a method "for conducting a transaction between a magnetic stripe reader and an electronic card." The co-inventors are Mark Poidomani, Windermere, Fla., Joan Ziegler, Tiburon, Calif., Eric Foo, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Ziv Alon, Newbury Park, Calif., Charles McGuire, Newbury Park, Calif., and Lawrence Routhenstein, Ocoee, Fla.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2012 (13/598,524). 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=8678276.PN.&OS=PN/8678276&RS=PN/8678276 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Emboline Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Emboline, Los Altos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,149) developed by Amir Belson, Los Altos, Calif., for an "[e]mbolic protection device." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2013 (13/866,887). 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=8679149.PN.&OS=PN/8679149&RS=PN/8679149 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,678,876) developed by four co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for remote controlled object gaming with proximity-based augmented reality enhancement." The co-inventors are Anthony G. Persaud, San Diego, Adrian J. Prentice, San Diego, George Joseph, San Diego, and Mark R. Storch, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2011 (13/274,570). 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=8678876.PN.&OS=PN/8678876&RS=PN/8678876 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Specific N-Terminal Labeling ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,771) developed by two co-inventors for a "specific N-terminal labeling of peptides and proteins in complex mixtures." The co-inventors are James A. Wells, Burlingame, Calif., and Sami Mahrus, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2008 (12/524,557). 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=8679771.PN.&OS=PN/8679771&RS=PN/8679771 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** NexisVision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- NexisVision, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,584) developed by eight co-inventors for "[o]phthalmic lenses for correcting refractive error of an eye." The co-inventors are Eugene de Juan Jr., San Francisco, Cary J. Reich, Los Gatos, Calif., Yair Alster, Palo Alto, Calif., Matt Clarke, Mountain View, Calif., Kuangmon Ashley Tuan, Mountain View, Calif., Brian Levy, New York, Raymond Lum, El Cerrito, Calif., and Jose D. Alejandro, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2013 (13/928,077). 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=8678584.PN.&OS=PN/8678584&RS=PN/8678584 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Affymetrix Assigned Patent for Genomic DNA Complexity Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Affymetrix, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,758) developed by five co-inventors for "complexity management of genomic DNA." The co-inventors are Xing Su, Cupertino, Calif., Sean Walsh, Danville, Calif., Hajime Matsuzaki, Palo Alto, Calif., Giulia Kennedy, San Francisco, and Rui Mei, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2012 (13/568,111). 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=8679758.PN.&OS=PN/8679758&RS=PN/8679758 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** The Regents of the University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,871) developed by three co-inventors for "[e]lectronic displays using optically pumped luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals." The co-inventors are Shimon Weiss, Pinole, Calif., Michael C. Schlamp, Plainsboro, N.J., and Paul Alivisatos, Oakland, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2011 (13/215,520). 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=8678871.PN.&OS=PN/8678871&RS=PN/8678871 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Leland Stanford Junior University Assigned Patent for Lanthanide Mass Dots ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,858) developed by three co-inventors for "lanthanide mass dots: nanoparticle isotope tags." The co-inventors are Garry P. Nolan, San Francisco, Sean C. Bendall, San Mateo, Calif., and Erin F. Simonds, Stanford, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2012 (13/348,512). 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=8679858.PN.&OS=PN/8679858&RS=PN/8679858 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** National Semiconductor Assigned Patent for DC/DC Converter Power Module Package ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,896) developed by three co-inventors for a "DC/DC converter power module package incorporating a stacked controller and construction methodology." The co-inventors are Rajeev Joshi, Cupertino, Calif., Jaime Bayan, San Francisco, and Ashok S. Prabhu, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2013 (13/855,143). 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=8679896.PN.&OS=PN/8679896&RS=PN/8679896 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** AlterG Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- AlterG, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,040) developed by Robert W. Horst, San Jose, Calif., for an "[i]ntention-based therapy device and method.".

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2011 (13/290,980). 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=8679040.PN.&OS=PN/8679040&RS=PN/8679040 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** NuVasive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- NuVasive, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,679,006) developed by seven co-inventors for "[s]urgical access system and related methods." The co-inventors are Patrick Miles, San Diego, Scot Martinelli, Mountain Top, Pa., Eric Finley, Poway, Calif., James Gharib, San Diego, Allen Farquhar, Portland, Ore., Norbert F. Kaula, Arvada, Colo., and Jeffrey J. Blewett, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2013 (13/756,908). 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=8679006.PN.&OS=PN/8679006&RS=PN/8679006 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Simplehuman Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- simplehuman, Torrance, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,244) developed by four co-inventors for "[s]oap dispensing units with anti-drip valve." The co-inventors are Frank Yang, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., David Wolbert, Redondo Beach, Calif., Joseph Sandor, Newport Beach, Calif., and Orlando Cardenas, Laguna Niguel, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/411,373). 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=8678244.PN.&OS=PN/8678244&RS=PN/8678244 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Fuel Cell Module Level Redundancy ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,698) developed by Allen Wayne Schade, Mountain View, Calif., for a "module level redundancy for fuel cell systems." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,992). 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=8679698.PN.&OS=PN/8679698&RS=PN/8679698 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Rodo Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Rodo Medical, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,822) developed by Young Seo, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "[d]ental retention systems which facilitate the adjustment or removal of an oral appliance." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2013 (13/849,336). 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=8678822.PN.&OS=PN/8678822&RS=PN/8678822 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Cellulase Variants ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,816) developed by 16 co-inventors for "cellulase variants with improved expression, activity and stability, and use thereof." The co-inventors are Richard R. Bott, Burlingame, Calif., Thijs Kaper, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Bradley Kelemen, Menlo Park, Calif., Benjamin Bower, Newark, Calif., Louise Wallace, Palo Alto, Calif., David A. Estell, San Francisco, Jonathan Caspi, Sunnyvale, Calif., Gudrun Vogtentanz, Sunnyvale, Calif., Johan Van Lieshout, Utrecht, Netherlands, Frits Goedegebuur, Vlaardingen, Netherlands, Sander Van Stigt Thans, Zevenbergen, Netherlands, Ronaldus W. J. Hommes, Haarlem, Netherlands, Igor Nikolaev, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Slavko Kralj, Oegstgeest, Netherlands, Wolfgang Aehle, Zwingenberg, Germany, and Mats Sandgren, Uppsala, Sweden.

The patent application was filed on June 3, 2010 (13/321,928). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8679816.PN.&OS=PN/8679816&RS=PN/8679816 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Exelixis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Exelixis, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,763) developed by six co-inventors for "EEF2K as modifiers of the PTEN/AKT pathway and methods of use." The co-inventors are Susana Nieto-Bergman, Berkeley, Calif., Arthur Brace, Redwood City, Calif., Robert A. Blake, San Carlos, Calif., Lori S. Friedman, San Carlos, Calif., Kevin M. Ward, San Francisco, and Lynn Margaret Bjerke, Sutton, London.

The patent application was filed on March 10, 2006 (11/908,114). 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=8679763.PN.&OS=PN/8679763&RS=PN/8679763 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Medtronic MiniMed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Medtronic MiniMed, Northridge, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,016) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for providing sensor redundancy." The co-inventors are John J. Mastrototaro, Los Angeles, Richard K. Yoon, Northridge, Calif., and Desmond Barry Keenan, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 13, 2011 (13/085,481). 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=8679016.PN.&OS=PN/8679016&RS=PN/8679016 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,099) developed by four co-inventors for a "[s]ide looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assembly." The co-inventors are Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, Calif., David J. Rosa, San Jose, Calif., Matthew R. Williams, Walnut Creek, Calif., and Eugene F. Duval, Menlo Park, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,659). 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=8679099.PN.&OS=PN/8679099&RS=PN/8679099 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** ProtectConnect Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- ProtectConnect, Newport Beach, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,856) developed by Michael P. Gorman, Newport Beach, Calif., for a "[s]afety electrical outlet and switch system." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/782,635). 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=8678856.PN.&OS=PN/8678856&RS=PN/8678856 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,981) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for self-aligned doubled patterning lithography." The co-inventors are Judy Huckabay, Fremont, Calif., Abdurrahman Sezginer, Monte Sereno, Calif., and Milind Weling, Pleasanton, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2010 (12/943,808). 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=8679981.PN.&OS=PN/8679981&RS=PN/8679981 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Gen-Probe Assigned Patent for Oligonucleotides Molecular Switch ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Gen-Probe, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,679,789) developed by two co-inventors for "oligonucleotides comprising a molecular switch." The co-inventors are Bob D. Brown, Millington, N.J., and Lyle J. Arnold Jr., Poway, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2004 (10/837,530). 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=8679789.PN.&OS=PN/8679789&RS=PN/8679789 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Landtec International Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Landtec International Holdings, Colton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,348) developed by three co-inventors for a "[g]as flow control valve." The co-inventors are Mitchal Cassel, Redlands, Calif., Jamie Tooley, Beaumont, Calif., and Scott Marcell, Banning, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2013 (13/969,431). 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=8678348.PN.&OS=PN/8678348&RS=PN/8678348 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** PhyNexus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- PhyNexus, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,857) developed by four co-inventors for a method and device "for sample preparation." The co-inventors are Jennifer E. Grant, Los Gatos, Calif., Chris Suh, San Jose, Calif., Lee Hoang, Santa Clara, Calif., and Douglas T. Gjerde, Saratoga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2013 (13/752,227). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8679857.PN.&OS=PN/8679857&RS=PN/8679857 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SunPower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- SunPower, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,889) developed by three co-inventors for a "hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell." The co-inventors are David D. Smith, Campbell, Calif., Peter J. Cousins, Menlo Park, Calif., and Seung B. Rim, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2011 (13/333,908). 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=8679889.PN.&OS=PN/8679889&RS=PN/8679889 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Specialized Bicycle Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Hill, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,339) developed by Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Corralitos, Calif., for a "[b]icycle seat with resilient support." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/410,777). 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=8678339.PN.&OS=PN/8678339&RS=PN/8678339 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Claude Laval Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Claude Laval, Fresno, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,204) developed by Steven D. Ford, Fresno, Calif., for a "centrifugal separator of the present invention comprises an upper inlet chamber and separation barrel connected thereto." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2011 (13/168,995). 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=8678204.PN.&OS=PN/8678204&RS=PN/8678204 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,265) developed by four co-inventors for a "[d]ebug state machine cross triggering." The co-inventors are Eric M. Rentschler, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Steven J. Kommrusch, Fort Collins, Colo., Elizabeth M. Cooper, Los Gatos, Calif., Stephen Ennis, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/980,842). 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=8683265.PN.&OS=PN/8683265&RS=PN/8683265 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California, Life Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., and Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,679,742) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for determining the presence of an enzyme in a sample." The co-inventors are Roger Heim, Del Mar, Calif., Roger Y. Tsien, La Jolla, Calif., and Andrew Cubitt, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2009 (12/612,580). 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=8679742.PN.&OS=PN/8679742&RS=PN/8679742 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Multiple Precursor Showerhead ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,956) developed by three co-inventors for "multiple precursor showerhead with by-pass ports." The co-inventors are Anzhong Chang, San Jose, Calif., Alexander Tam, Union City, Calif., and Sumedh Acharya, Pune, India.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2013 (13/751,889). 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=8679956.PN.&OS=PN/8679956&RS=PN/8679956 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Clarity Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Clarity Medical Systems, Pleasanton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,591) developed by three co-inventors for a "[l]arge diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor." The co-inventors are Yan Zhou, Pleasanton, Calif., and William Shea, Pleasanton, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2013 (13/745,738). 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=8678591.PN.&OS=PN/8678591&RS=PN/8678591 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent for Variant Hypocrea Jecorina CBH1 Cellulase ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,817) developed by eight co-inventors for a "variant Hypocrea jecorina CBH1 cellulase." The co-inventors are Colin Mitchinson, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Anthony Day, San Francisco, Peter Gualfetti, San Francisco, Andrew Shaw, San Francisco, Mats Sandgren, Uppsala, Sweden, Jerry Stahlberg, Uppsala, Sweden, Frits Goedegebuur, Vlaardingen, Netherlands, and Paulien Neefe-Kruithof, Zoetermeer, Netherlands.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/523,800). 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=8679817.PN.&OS=PN/8679817&RS=PN/8679817 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Foundry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The Foundry, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,171) developed by six co-inventors for devices and methods "for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm." The co-inventors are Mark Deem, Mountain View, Calif., Hanson S. Gifford III, Woodside, Calif., Bernard Andreas, Redwood City, Calif., Sunmi Chew, San Jose, Calif., Ron French, Santa Clara, Calif., and Doug Sutton, Pacifica, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2004 (10/791,469). 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=8679171.PN.&OS=PN/8679171&RS=PN/8679171 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent for Fast I/O Path Failure Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Symantec, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,258) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for fast I/O path failure detection and cluster wide failover." The co-inventors are Kirubakaran Kaliannan, Beaverton, Ore., and Venkata Sreenivasa Rao Nagineni, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,823). 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=8683258.PN.&OS=PN/8683258&RS=PN/8683258 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Avacen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Avacen, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,679,170) developed by two co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for therapeutic application of thermal energy." The co-inventors are Thomas G. Muehlbauer, San Diego, and Nathan Newman, Beverly Hills, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 22, 2011 (13/188,900). 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=8679170.PN.&OS=PN/8679170&RS=PN/8679170 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent for High-K DRAM MIM Capacitor Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,939) developed by three co-inventors for "manufacturable high-k DRAM MIM capacitor structure." The co-inventors are Sandra Malhotra, Fort Collins, Colo., Wim Y. Deweerd, San Jose, Calif., and Hiroyuki Ode, Higashihiroshima, Japan.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2013 (13/737,467). 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=8679939.PN.&OS=PN/8679939&RS=PN/8679939 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,927) developed by three co-inventors for an "integration of non-volatile charge trap memory devices and logic CMOS devices." The co-inventors are Krishnaswamy Ramkumar, San Jose, Calif., Fredrick B. Jenne, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Sagy Levy, Zichron, Israel.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2008 (12/185,751). 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=8679927.PN.&OS=PN/8679927&RS=PN/8679927 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Leland Stanford Junior University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,832) developed by two co-inventors for a "detection of protein translocation by beta-galactosidase reporter fragment complementation." The co-inventors are Helen M. Blau, Menlo Park, Calif., and Thomas S. Wehrman, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/237,841). 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=8679832.PN.&OS=PN/8679832&RS=PN/8679832 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Translucent Assigned Patent for Crystalline REO Template ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Translucent, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,953) developed by three co-inventors for a "crystalline REO template on silicon substrate." The co-inventors are Andrew Clark, Los Altos, Calif., Radek Roucka, Mountain View, Calif., and Erdem Arkun, San Carlos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2012 (13/717,336). 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=8679953.PN.&OS=PN/8679953&RS=PN/8679953 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** 21st Century Medicine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- 21st Century Medicine, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,735) developed by two co-inventors for methods and compositions "for the cryopreservation of organs." The co-inventors are Gregory M. Fahy, Corona, Calif., and Brian Wowk, Corona, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2004 (10/571,968). 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=8679735.PN.&OS=PN/8679735&RS=PN/8679735 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent for Optimizing Computer Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,247) developed by Mikhael Lerman, San Jose, Calif., for an apparatus, method, and system "for optimizing computer performance while a first processor is in a sleep mode of operation." The patent application was filed on June 12, 2008 (12/137,630). 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=8683247.PN.&OS=PN/8683247&RS=PN/8683247 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sequenom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Sequenom, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,679,741) developed by three co-inventors for methods and compositions "for the extraction and amplification of nucleic acid from a sample." The co-inventors are Carolyn R. Hoyal-Wrightson, San Diego, Andreas Braun, San Diego, and Karsten E. Schmidt, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on May 30, 2007 (12/301,985). 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=8679741.PN.&OS=PN/8679741&RS=PN/8679741 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Specialized Bicycle Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Hill, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,416) developed by two co-inventors for a "[b]icycle damping system." The co-inventors are Kyle L. Chubbuck, San Jose, Calif., and Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Corralitos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 31, 2013 (13/907,686). 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=8678416.PN.&OS=PN/8678416&RS=PN/8678416 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Zonare Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Zonare Medical Systems, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,018) developed by three co-inventors for methods of "probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam." The co-inventors are Glen McLaughlin, Saratoga, Calif., Ting-Lan Ji, San Jose, Calif., and David Napolitano, Pleasanton, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2006 (11/592,702). 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=8679018.PN.&OS=PN/8679018&RS=PN/8679018 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent Therapeutic Antibodies Reaction Monitoring ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,767) developed by three co-inventors for a "multiple reaction monitoring LC-MS/MS method to detect therapeutic antibodies in animal samples using framework signature peptides." The co-inventors are Keyang Xu, Belmont, Calif., Surinder Kaur, Lafayette, Calif., and Ola Saad, Walnut Creek, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 11, 2012 (13/469,332). 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=8679767.PN.&OS=PN/8679767&RS=PN/8679767 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** California Manufacturing & Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- California Manufacturing & Engineering, Kerman, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,135) developed by two co-inventors for an "[a]erial work apparatus with laterally offset work platform." The co-inventors are Gary Crook, Fresno, Calif., and Richard Spencer, Fresno, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2012 (13/344,526). 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=8678135.PN.&OS=PN/8678135&RS=PN/8678135 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Variable Modulation within Combined LDPC ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,288) developed by threeco-inventors for "[v]ariable modulation within combined LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) coding and modulation coding systems." The co-inventors are Ba-Zhong Shen, Irvine, Calif., Hau Thien Tran, Irvine, Calif., and Kelly Brian Cameron, Irvine, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/537,170). 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=8683288.PN.&OS=PN/8683288&RS=PN/8683288 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Teledyne Scientific & Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,969) developed by three co-inventors for a system "for self-aligned contacts." The co-inventors are Miguel Urteaga, Moorpark, Calif., Richard L. Pierson Jr., Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Keisuke Shinohara, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2011 (13/196,733). 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=8679969.PN.&OS=PN/8679969&RS=PN/8679969 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Laser Diode ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Cree, Goleta, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,876) developed by five co-inventors for a "laser diode and method for fabricating same." The co-inventors are Arpan Chakraborty, Goleta, Calif., Steven Denbaars, Goleta, Calif., George Brandes, Raleigh, N.C., Monica Hansen, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Shuji Nakamura, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,305). 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=8679876.PN.&OS=PN/8679876&RS=PN/8679876 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Gilead Biologics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Gilead Biologics, Foster City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,680,246) developed by four co-inventors for "antibodies that bind to lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2)." The co-inventors are Scott Alan McCauley, Brisbane, Calif., Hector Rodriguez, Brisbane, Calif., Victoria Smith, Burlingame, Calif., and Carlos Aurelio Garcia, San Lorenzo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2011 (13/021,555). 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=8680246.PN.&OS=PN/8680246&RS=PN/8680246 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** SanDisk 3D Assigned Patent for Memory Cell with Sidewall Collar ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,901) developed by Scott Brad Herner, San Jose, Calif., for a "memory cell that includes a sidewall collar for pillar isolation and methods of forming the same." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2013 (13/868,667). 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=8679901.PN.&OS=PN/8679901&RS=PN/8679901 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Alcon LenSx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Alcon LenSx, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,100) developed by two co-inventors for an "[o]ptical system with multiple scanners for ophthalmic surgical laser." The co-inventors are Ferenc Raksi, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Jesse Raksi, San Marcos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 29, 2009 (12/511,970). 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=8679100.PN.&OS=PN/8679100&RS=PN/8679100 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,046) developed by two co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for loading a drug eluting medical device." The co-inventors are Robert Melder, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Barry Wohl, Cambridge, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2010 (12/884,501). 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=8678046.PN.&OS=PN/8678046&RS=PN/8678046 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Shoot the Moon Products II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Shoot the Moon Products II, Pleasanton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,877) developed by three co-inventors for "marker tag darts, dart guns therefor, and methods." The co-inventors are Richard Jonathan Corlett, Woodland Hills, Calif., David B. Small, Pleasanton, Calif., and Paul S. Rago, Danville, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2013 (14/013,242). 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=8678877.PN.&OS=PN/8678877&RS=PN/8678877 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Upper Deck Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Upper Deck Co., Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,874) developed by two co-inventors for a "[c]ollectible miniature figurine with detachable game base." The co-inventors are Justin Gary, Dana Point, Calif., and Bill Atkinson, Fallbrook, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2009 (12/366,570). 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=8678874.PN.&OS=PN/8678874&RS=PN/8678874 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Flowcardia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Flowcardia, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,049) developed by Henry Nita, Redwood Shores, Calif., for a method "for re-entry from extraluminal space into the central lumen of a vessel, a guidewire is advanced into the extraluminal space of the vessel, and then a directional catheter is advanced over the guidewire through the extraluminal space." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2012 (13/551,424). 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=8679049.PN.&OS=PN/8679049&RS=PN/8679049 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Tria Beauty Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Tria Beauty, Dublin, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,102) developed by four co-inventors for devices and methods "for radiation-based dermatological treatments." The co-inventors are Patrick Reichert, Dublin, Calif., David Youngquist, San Jose, Calif., Mark V. Weckwerth, Pleasanton, Calif., and Harvey I-Heng Liu, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,808). 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=8679102.PN.&OS=PN/8679102&RS=PN/8679102 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Disney Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Disney Enterprises, Burbank, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,678,940) developed by William W. Willcox, Simi Valley, Calif., for an "[a]musement park ride with multiple vertical rotation axes combined with vertical translation motion." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2012 (13/431,314). 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=8678940.PN.&OS=PN/8678940&RS=PN/8678940 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,035) developed by three co-inventors for a "[n]ickel-titanium core guide wire." The co-inventors are William J. Boyle, Fallbrook, Calif., Wayne E. Cornish, Fallbrook, Calif., and Raleigh A. Purtzer, Winchester, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 30, 2013 (13/954,139). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.h 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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