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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (April 7)
[April 07, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (April 7)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina.

*** BSH Home Appliances Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- BSH Home Appliances, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,661,860) developed by two co-inventors for "door bowl for a household appliance door." The co-inventors are Jonathan Murrell, Ernul, N.C., and Oliver Schone, New Bern, N.C.



The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (12/533,038). 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=8661860.PN.&OS=PN/8661860&RS=PN/8661860 Written by Jamie Anne Asedillo; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,461) developed by Ginger D. Rothrock, Durham, N.C., and Benjamin W. Maynor, Durham, N.C., for "nanoparticle fabrication methods, systems, and materials." The patent application was filed on June 11, 2013 (13/915,322). 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=8,685,461.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,461&RS=PN/8,685,461 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.


*** Allergan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Allergan, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,930) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of providing therapeutic effects using cyclosporin components." The co-inventors are Andrew Acheampong, Irvine, Calif., Diane D. Tang-Liu, Las Vegas, James N. Chang, Newport Beach, Calif., and David F. Power, Hubert, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2013 (13/961,828). 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=8,685,930.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,930&RS=PN/8,685,930 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NuPulse Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- NuPulse, Tucson, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,684,905) developed by four co-inventors for an "intra-aortic balloon pump assembly for ventricular assist device." The co-inventors are Valluvan Jeevanandam, Chicago, Roger William Snyder, New Braunfels, Texas, Robert Smith, Raleigh, N.C., and Paul DeDecker, Clinton Township, Mich.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,229). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140401.PD.&s2=%28AZ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/AZ&RS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/AZ Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Liquid Logic, Duke University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Advanced Liquid Logic, Morrisville, N.C., and Duke University, Durham, N.C., have been assigned a patent (8,685,754) developed by four co-inventors for "droplet actuator devices and methods for immunoassays and washing." The co-inventors are Michael G. Pollack, Durham, N.C., Vamsee K. Pamula, Durham, N.C., Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, N.C., and Richard B. Fair, Durham, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2009 (12/393,534). 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=8,685,754.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,754&RS=PN/8,685,754 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Corinthian Ophthalmic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Corinthian Ophthalmic, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,684,980) developed by 16 co-inventors for a drop generating device. The co-inventors are Charles Eric Hunter, Boone, N.C., Bernard L. Ballou Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Jurgen Klaus Vollrath, Indian Trail, N.C., Arthur H. Tew, Pinehurst, N.C., Joshua Richard Brown, Hickory, N.C., James Thornhill Leath, Burlington, N.C., Nathan R. Faulks, Boone, N.C., Bradley G. Johnson, Boone, N.C., J. Sid Clements, Boone, N.C., Phillip E. Russell, Boone, N.C., John H. Hebrank, Durham, N.C., Tsontcho Inachulev, San Mateo, Calif., Mark Packer, Eugene, Ore., Troy Elliott, Raleigh, N.C., Walter M. Fierson, Arcadia, Calif., and Thomas J. Lindner, Corvallis, Ore.

The patent application was filed on July 15, 2011 (13/184,484). 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=8,684,980.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,980&RS=PN/8,684,980 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Banner Pharmacaps Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Banner Pharmacaps, High Point, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,445) developed by Emadeldin M. Hassan, Greensboro, N.C., Aqeel A. Fatmi, Greensboro, N.C., and Nachiappan Chidambaram, High Point, N.C., for an "enteric composition for the manufacture of soft capsule wall." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2003 (10/529,984). 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=8,685,445.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,445&RS=PN/8,685,445 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Liquid Logic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Advanced Liquid Logic, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,344) developed by four co-inventors for a "surface assisted fluid loading and droplet dispensing." The co-inventors are Arjun Sudarsan, Cary, N.C., Michael G. Pollack, Durham, N.C., Vamsee K. Pamula, Durham, N.C., and Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2008 (12/523,776). 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=8,685,344.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,344&RS=PN/8,685,344 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** U.S. Conec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- US Conec, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,684,611) developed by Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, N.C., Mike Hughes, Hickory, N.C., and Hiep Nguyen, Fort Hill, S.C., for "two-piece spring push for fiber optic connectors with large diameter fiber optic cables." The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,385). 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=8,684,611.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,611&RS=PN/8,684,611 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E.I. du Pont Nemours Assigned Patent for Glass-crystalline Particle Powders ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- E.I. du Pont Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,685,290) developed by seven co-inventors for a "glass-crystalline particle powders including a glass component and a crystalline component." The co-inventors are Eric Lee Brantley, Wilmington, Del., John T. Chaplinsky, Raleigh, N.C., Howard David Glicksman, Durham, N.C., James J. Krajewski, Somerville, N.J., Brian J. Laughlin, Apex, N.C., Kurt Richard Mikeska, Hockessin, Del., and Lawrence V. Triboletti, Cary, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,218). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=36&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140401.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DE Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Duke University, Johns Hopkins University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Duke University, Durham, N.C., and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, have been assigned a patent (8,685,660) developed by 16 co-inventors for "genetic alterations in isocitrate dehydrogenase and other genes in malignant glioma." The co-inventors are Bert Vogelstein, Baltimore, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Baltimore, D. Williams Parsons, Bellaire, Texas, Xiaosong Zhang, Baltimore, Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin, Baltimore, Rebecca J. Leary, Baltimore, Philipp Angenendt, Hamburg, Germany, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Towson, Md., Victor Velculescu, Dayton, Md., Giovanni Parmigiani, Boston, Rachel Karchin, Towson, Md., Sian Jones, Baltimore, Hai Yan, Chapel Hill, N.C., Darell Bigner, Mebane, N.C., Chien-Tsun Kuan, Cary, N.C., and Gregory J. Riggins, White Hall, Md.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (13/060,191). 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=8,685,660.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,660&RS=PN/8,685,660 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TearScience Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- TearScience, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,073) developed by Donald R. Korb, Boston, Timothy R. Willis, Raleigh, N.C., and Benjamin T. Gravely, Raleigh, N.C., for an "apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/242,068). 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=8,685,073.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,073&RS=PN/8,685,073 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Cree Inc., Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,684,781) developed by James Ibbetson, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Peter S. Andrews, Durham, N.C., for "semiconductor light emitting devices with densely packed phosphor layer at light emitting surface." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2013 (13/780,132). 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=8,684,781.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,781&RS=PN/8,684,781 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Midland Medical Devices Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Midland Medical Devices Holdings, Midland, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,684,966) developed by Gregory A. Janek, Conover, Ohio, Vincent Runfola, Apopka, Fla., and Li Xian Yu, Zhejiang, China, for a "safety medical syringe with retractable needle." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/924,424). 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=8,684,966.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,966&RS=PN/8,684,966 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University Of North Carolina at Charlotte Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- The University Of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,616) developed by Kenneth E. Gonsalves, Concord, N.C., and Mingxing Wang, Matthews, N.C., for "photoacid generators and lithographic resists comprising the same." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2009 (12/997,132). 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=8,685,616.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,616&RS=PN/8,685,616 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Midrex Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Midrex Technologies, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,685,136) developed by Gary E. Metius, Charlotte, N.C., James M. McClelland Jr., Cornelius, N.C., and David C. Meissner, Charlotte, N.C., for a "system and method for reducing iron oxide to metallic iron using coke oven gas and oxygen steelmaking furnace gas." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2012 (13/363,044). 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=8,685,136.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,136&RS=PN/8,685,136 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Coca-Cola Assigned Patent for Pet Container and Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Coca-Cola, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,685,511) developed by five co-inventors for a "pet container and compositions having enhanced mechanical properties and gas barrier properties." The co-inventors are Robert Kriegel, Decatur, Ga., Mihaela Penescu, Decatur, Ga., Xiaoyan Huang, Marietta, Ga., Robert Schiavone, Matthews, N.C., and T. Edwin Freeman, Woodstock, Ga.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2012 (13/344,318). 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=8685511.PN.&OS=PN/8685511&RS=PN/8685511 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Phase Rotator Based on Voltage Referencing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,686,776) developed by Daihyun Lim, West New York, N.J., Marcel A. Kossel, Reichenburg, Switzerland, and Pradeep Thiagarajan, Chapel Hill, N.C., for a "phase rotator based on voltage referencing." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2012 (13/556,237). 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=8,686,776.PN.&OS=PN/8,686,776&RS=PN/8,686,776 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Johns Hopkins University, Duke University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and Duke University, Durham, N.C., have been assigned a patent (8,685,660) developed by 16 co-inventors for "genetic alterations in isocitrate dehydrogenase and other genes in malignant glioma." The co-inventors are Bert Vogelstein, Baltimore, Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin, Baltimore, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Baltimore, Rebecca J. Leary, Baltimore, Sian Jones, Baltimore, Xiaosong Zhang, Baltimore, Victor Velculescu, Dayton, Md., Nickolas Papadopoulos, Towson, Md., Rachel Karchin, Towson, Md., Gregory J. Riggins, White Hall, Md., Giovanni Parmigiani, Boston, Chien-Tsun Kuan, Cary, N.C., Hai Yan, Chapel Hill, N.C., Darell Bigner, Mebane, N.C., D. Williams Parsons, Bellaire, Texas, and Philipp Angenendt, Hamburg, Germany.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (13/060,191). 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=8685660.PN.&OS=PN/8685660&RS=PN/8685660 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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