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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 10)
[April 10, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 10)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Mobility between Heterogenous Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,819) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for providing mobility between heterogenous networks in a communication environment." The co-inventors are Jayaraman Iyer, Santa Clara County, Calif., and Anand Padmanabha Iyer, Kerala, India.



The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/488,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665819.PN.&OS=PN/8665819&RS=PN/8665819 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsemi Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Microsemi, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,374) developed by four co-inventors for methods, systems and devices "for an adjustment module that interacts with a parameter detection module to provide a threshold value for initiating switching of a switching module in a cyclical electronic system." The co-inventors are Ernest H. Wittenbreder, Jr., Flagstaff, Ariz., Yeshoda Yedevelly, San Jose, Calif., Sam Seiichiro Ochi, Saratoga, Calif., and Charles Coleman, Fort Collins, Colo.


The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2011 (13/197,596). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675374.PN.&OS=PN/8675374&RS=PN/8675374 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LSI Assigned Patent for Media Defect Classification ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,297) developed by three co-inventors for apparatuses and methods "for detecting and classifying media defects." The co-inventors are Ming Jin, Fremont, Calif., Bruce Wilson, San Jose, Calif., and Scott Dziak, Fort Collins, Colo.

The patent application was filed on June 15, 2012 (13/525,194). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675297.PN.&OS=PN/8675297&RS=PN/8675297 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Western Digital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Western Digital, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,318) developed by five co-inventors for a method and system "for providing a read magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS)." The co-inventors are Ming Mao, Dublin, Calif., Kuok San Ho, Emerald Hills, Calif., Sining Mao, Fremont, Calif., Savas Gider, San Jose, Calif., and Daniele Mauri, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2011 (13/302,994). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675318.PN.&OS=PN/8675318&RS=PN/8675318 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent for Broad Band Microscopy Inspection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,276) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for catadioptric imaging system for broad band microscopy inspection." The co-inventors are Yung-Ho Chuang, Cupertino, Calif., J. Joseph Armstrong, Milpitas, Calif., and David R. Shafer, Fairfield, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2003 (10/646,073). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675276.PN.&OS=PN/8675276&RS=PN/8675276 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Providing Beamforming Feedback ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,795) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "for providing beamforming feedback in wireless communication systems." The co-inventors are Sanjiv Nanda, Ramona, Calif., Arnaud Meylan, San Diego, John W. Ketchum, Harvard, Mass., and Shravan K Surineni, Waltham, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,450). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665795.PN.&OS=PN/8665795&RS=PN/8665795 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Margalla Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Margalla Communications, Woodside, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,759) developed by two co-inventors for a system, method and device "for use in videoconferencing." The co-inventors are Mark Kent, Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Saqib Jang, Woodside, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2005 (11/236,121). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665759.PN.&OS=PN/8665759&RS=PN/8665759 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xirrus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Xirrus, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,851) developed by six co-inventors for "[w]ireless access point array." The co-inventors are Michael de la Garrigue, Agoura Hills, Calif., Ian Laity, San Diego, Michael R. Conley, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Kurt Sauter, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Steve Smith, Ventura, Calif., and Dirk Ion Gates, Westlake Village, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2012 (13/732,201). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665851.PN.&OS=PN/8665851&RS=PN/8665851 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent Beacon Assisted Cell Search ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,799) developed by four co-inventors for techniques "for transmitting synchronization signals to assist user equipments (UEs) perform cell searches." The co-inventors are Durga Prasad Malladi, San Diego, Juan Montojo, San Diego, Junyi Li, Chester, N.J., and Byoung-Hoon Kim, Seoul, South Korea.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2007 (11/853,704). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665799.PN.&OS=PN/8665799&RS=PN/8665799 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Sending and Receiving Random Access Response ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,857) developed by Arnaud Meylan, San Diego, for a method and apparatus "for sending and receiving random access response in a wireless communication system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2008 (12/243,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665857.PN.&OS=PN/8665857&RS=PN/8665857 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Processor Architectures Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Advanced Processor Architectures, Costa Mesa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,371) developed by four co-inventors for "[d]istributed computing." The co-inventors are Louis Edmund Chall, Costa Mesa, Calif., Cecil Eugene Hutchins, Costa Mesa, Calif., John Bradley Serson, Irvine, Calif., and Philip Arnold Roberts, Clayton, Ohio.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2010 (12/852,423). 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=8675371.PN.&OS=PN/8675371&RS=PN/8675371 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Wireless Network Adapter Simultaneous Setup ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,753) developed by five co-inventors for a system and method "for causing concurrent setup of a wireless network adapter and a network host device." The co-inventors are Kendra S. Harrington, Irvine, Calif., Mike Mouawad, Laguna Hills, Calif., Aaron Hyman Averbuch, Seattle, Xin Liu, Seattle, and William Tuttle, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2011 (13/206,429). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665753.PN.&OS=PN/8665753&RS=PN/8665753 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Skyworks Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Skyworks Solutions, Wobum, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,686,537) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for reducing impact of high RF loss plating." The co-inventors are Peter J. Zampardi, Newbury Park, Calif., Weimin Sun, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Hongxiao Shao, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 3, 2011 (13/040,137). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8686537.PN.&OS=PN/8686537&RS=PN/8686537 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Flow Based Path Selection Randomization ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,879) developed by two co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for randomizing selection of a next-hop path/link in a network." The co-inventors are Puneet Agarwal, Cupertino, Calif., and Brad Matthews, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 8, 2010 (12/756,667). 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=8665879.PN.&OS=PN/8665879&RS=PN/8665879 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intri-Plex Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Intri-Plex Technologies, Santa Barbara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,306) developed by six co-inventors for "[d]ebris reducing disk clamp for disk drives." The co-inventors are Robert J. Tench, Goleta, Calif., Adam D. Sutton, Pleasanton, Calif., David M. Erlach, Santa Barbara, Calif., Frederic C. Petersen, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ryan J. Schmidt, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Paul W. Smith, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 12, 2012 (13/445,726). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675306.PN.&OS=PN/8675306&RS=PN/8675306 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Gainspan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Gainspan, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,744) developed by three co-inventors for "[c]onvenient provisioning of embedded devices with WiFi capability." The co-inventors are Greg Winner, Orange, Calif., Prashant Viswanathan, Bangalore, India, and Pankaj Vyas, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on May 18, 2012 (13/474,741). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665744.PN.&OS=PN/8665744&RS=PN/8665744 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Handling Push Messages ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,870) developed by three co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for handling push messages." The co-inventors are Daniel B. Pollack, San Francisco, Jeffrey T. Davey, San Jose, Calif., and Justin M. N. Wood, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/484,016). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665870.PN.&OS=PN/8665870&RS=PN/8665870 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Digital Domain Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Digital Domain Products, Venice, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,674,986) developed by two co-inventors for a method and system "for scattered spherical harmonic approximation." The co-inventors are Doug Roble, Culver City, Calif., and Nafees Bin Zafar, Venice, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 21, 2008 (12/177,098). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8674986.PN.&OS=PN/8674986&RS=PN/8674986 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for MAC Slot Alignment ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,736) developed by six co-inventors for "[m]AC slot alignment among multiple wireless stations." The co-inventors are Xintian E. Lin, Palo Alto, Calif., Qinghua Li, San Ramon, Calif., Qiang Li, Morrisville, N.C., Jing Zhu, Portland, Ore., Xingang Guo, Portland, Ore., and Alexey Khoryaev, Dzerzhinsk, Russia.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2009 (12/394,583). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665736.PN.&OS=PN/8665736&RS=PN/8665736 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Tone Selection in Communication Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,803) developed by three co-inventors for "[t]one selection in communication networks." The co-inventors are Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, Calif., Ashwin Sampath, Princeton, N.J., And Husheng Li, Knoxville, Tenn.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2008 (12/183,764). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665803.PN.&OS=PN/8665803&RS=PN/8665803 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for User Behavior Model ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,743) developed by three co-inventors for "[u]ser behavior model and statistical transition map to assist advanced WLAN applications." The co-inventors are Flavio Bonomi, Palo Alto, Calif., Hui Liu, San Jose, Calif., and Jiang Zhu, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/283,741). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665743.PN.&OS=PN/8665743&RS=PN/8665743 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** j2 Global Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- j2 Global Communications, Hollywood, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,220) developed by two co-inventors for a system "for providing an internet fax service has an engine to process a raw fax document, received for a user of the internet fax service, using digital character recognition to produce recognized text or an associated formatted text document." The co-inventors are Matthew Curtis Mabry, Beverly Hills, Calif., and Mark Edward Meyers, Redondo Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2008 (12/256,423). 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=8675220.PN.&OS=PN/8675220&RS=PN/8675220 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Sending Power Control Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,809) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for sending power control information." The co-inventors are Durga Prasad Malladi, San Diego, Yongbin Wei, San Diego, and Tao Luo, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/815,227). 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=8665809.PN.&OS=PN/8665809&RS=PN/8665809 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Mesoporous Nanocrystalline Film ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,346) developed by four co-inventors for "[m]esoporous nanocrystalline film architecture for capacitive storage devices." The co-inventors are Sarah H. Tolbert, Encino, Calif., John Wang, Glendora, Calif., Bruce S. Dunn, Los Angeles, and Torsten Brezesinski, Pohlheim, Germany.

The patent application was filed on July 6, 2011 (13/177,401). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8675346.PN.&OS=PN/8675346&RS=PN/8675346 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Multiple-User Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,767) developed by four co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for multiple-user communication in a client initiated communication transmission scheme." The co-inventors are Hemanth Sampath, San Diego, Santosh P. Abraham, San Diego, Simone Merlin, Breukelen, Netherlands, and Maarten Menzo Wentink, Naarden, Netherlands.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,542). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665767.PN.&OS=PN/8665767&RS=PN/8665767 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Vasona Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Vasona Networks, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,858) developed by three co-inventors for a method and computer readable medium "for gathering user equipment location information." The co-inventors are Vijay Devarapalli, Los Altos, Calif., Ofer Weill, Modi'in, Israel, and Nery Strasman, Ramat Gan, Israel.

The patent application was filed on March 22, 2012 (13/426,634). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665858.PN.&OS=PN/8665858&RS=PN/8665858 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** cPacket Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- cPacket Networks, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,868) developed by Rony Kay, Cupertino, Calif., for an apparatus and method "for enhancing forwarding and classification of network traffic with prioritized matching and categorization." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2009 (12/500,493). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665868.PN.&OS=PN/8665868&RS=PN/8665868 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oracle Assigned Patent for Pipelined Packet Switching ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Oracle, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,875) developed by two co-inventors for "[p]ipelined packet switching and queuing architecture." The co-inventors are Garry P. Epps, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Michael Laor, Zichron-Yaakov, Israel.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2011 (13/230,069). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665875.PN.&OS=PN/8665875&RS=PN/8665875 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Dynamic Anchoring of Circuit-Switched Calls ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,818) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for dynamic anchoring of circuit-switched calls." The co-inventors are Manoj M. Deshpande, San Diego, Kirti Gupta, San Diego, and Ranjith Jayaram, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 2, 2006 (11/445,978). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665818.PN.&OS=PN/8665818&RS=PN/8665818 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sanah Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Sanah, Folsom, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,221) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for processing and distribution of unsructured documents." The co-inventors are Rajnish Tahiliani, El Dorado Hills, Calif., Monica Tahiliani, El Dorado Hills, Calif., Kou Vang, El Dorado Hills, Calif., and Kartik Yegneshwar, Rancho Cordova, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2009 (12/381,469). 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=8675221.PN.&OS=PN/8675221&RS=PN/8675221 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,686,865) developed by seven co-inventors for methods, systems and components "for interactive technique to reduce irradiation from external source." The co-inventors are Thomas A. Weaver, San Mateo, Calif., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, Calif., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., and Jordin T. Kare, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2010 (12/925,254). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8686865.PN.&OS=PN/8686865&RS=PN/8686865 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Telsima Assigned Patent for Dynamic VLAN IP Network Entry ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Telsima, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,871) developed by Nurettin Burcak Beser, Sunnyvale, Calif., for systems and methods "for tagging packets in a wireless network." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2007 (11/748,468). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665871.PN.&OS=PN/8665871&RS=PN/8665871 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Palm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Palm, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,831) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for controlling cellular reselection attempts on a computing device." The co-inventors are Puneet Bhandari, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Anand Kashikar, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2010 (12/885,503). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665831.PN.&OS=PN/8665831&RS=PN/8665831 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Crossbar Assigned Patent for Concurrent Circuit Read Operation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Crossbar, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,675,384) developed by two co-inventors for "[c]ircuit for concurrent read operation and method therefore." The co-inventors are Harry Kuo, Cupertino, Calif., and Hagop Nazarian, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/651,169). 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=8675384.PN.&OS=PN/8675384&RS=PN/8675384 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Femtocell One-To-Many Packet Delivery ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,768) developed by two co-inventors for "[f]emtocell one-to-many packet delivery." The co-inventors are Peter Hans Rauber, San Diego, and Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,499). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665768.PN.&OS=PN/8665768&RS=PN/8665768 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Virtual Data Augmented Reality and Filtering ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,687,021) developed by 10 co-inventors for a system "for augmented reality and filtering real-world experiences with virtual world data." The co-inventors are Eric P. Wilfrid, Mountain View, Calif., Steven N. Bathiche, Kirkland, Wash., John Mark Miller, Kirkland, Wash., Bret P. O'Rourke, Kirkland, Wash., Zachary Lewis Russell, Redmond, Wash., Jon Marcus Randall Whitten, Sammamish, Wash., Boyd Cannon Multerer, Seattle, Oliver R. Roup, Seattle, and James M. Alkove, Woodinville, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2012 (13/588,147). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8687021.PN.&OS=PN/8687021&RS=PN/8687021 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent for Measuring Packet Data Unit Loss ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,739) developed by two co-inventors for techniques are described "for measuring packet data unit (PDU) loss in a L2 virtual private network (L2VPN) service, such as a VPLS instance." The co-inventors are Prabakaran Thirumali Sampath, San Jose, Calif., and Sri Goli, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,676). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665739.PN.&OS=PN/8665739&RS=PN/8665739 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Filtering Semi-Persistent Scheduling False Alarms ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,665,804) developed by two co-inventors for "[f]iltering semi-persistent scheduling false alarms." The co-inventors are Juan Montojo, San Diego, and Arnaud Meylan, Bois-Colombes, France.

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2009 (12/400,758). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665804.PN.&OS=PN/8665804&RS=PN/8665804 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** VSS Monitoring Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- VSS Monitoring, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,665,869) developed by three co-inventors for systems, apparatus and methods "for inserting information into a captured data packet included in a traffic flow of captured data packets." The co-inventors are Jan Allen Hinshaw, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Terence M. Breslin, San Mateo, Calif., and David Kucharczyk, Santa Fe, N.M.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2010 (12/959,226). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8665869.PN.&OS=PN/8665869&RS=PN/8665869 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Visualization of Traffic Patterns Using GPS Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,241) developed by Mohammed Waleed Kadous, Sunnyvale, Calif., Andrew Lookingbill, Palo Alto, Calif., and Joakim Kristian Olle Arfvidsson, Mountain View, Calif., for the "visualization of traffic patterns using GPS data." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/898,618). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,241.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,241&RS=PN/86,94,241 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Persyst Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Persyst Development, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,694,070) developed by Scott B. Wilson, Del Mar, Calif., for an "electrode applicator for quick press on EEG electrode." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2012 (13/423,202). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,070.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,070&RS=PN/86,94,070 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** DataPop Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- DataPop, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,694,362) developed by John Zimmerman, Hollywood, Calif., and Jonathan Warden, Hollywood, Calif., for "taxonomy based targeted search advertising." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2012 (13/424,373). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=232&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Procedure to Increase Position Location Aavailability ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,694,022) developed by Sanjeev Khushu, San Diego, for the "procedure to increase position location availability." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2012 (13/563,037). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,022.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,022&RS=PN/86,94,022 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,950) developed by Prasanna Desai, Encinitas, Calif., for a "method and system for transmit power control techniques to reduce mutual interference between coexistent wireless networks device." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2006 (11/387,541). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,950.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,950&RS=PN/86,93,950 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,693,941) developed by John A. Dangelewicz Jr., San Diego, and Robert Lockwood, San Diego, for an "image forming apparatus, media decurling system usable with image forming apparatus, and method thereof." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2010 (12/900,527). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,941.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,941&RS=PN/86,93,941 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- ADC Telecommunications, Shakopee, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,693,342) developed by Lance K. Uyehara, San Jose, Calif., Larry G. Fischer, Waseca, Minn., and Scott Stratford, Campbell, Calif., for a "distributed antenna system using time division duplexing scheme." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/283,912). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,693,342.PN.&OS=PN/8,693,342&RS=PN/8,693,342 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SoundHound Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- SoundHound, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,534) developed by Keyvan Mohajer, San Jose, Calif., for "systems and methods for searching databases by sound input." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2010 (12/861,775). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=186&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NextLabs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- NextLabs, San Mateo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,523) developed by Keng Lim, Atherton, Calif., for "analyzing usage information of an information management system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2012 (13/585,665). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=192&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,127) developed by Anne Margaret Pianca, Santa Monica, Calif., and Priya Sundaramurthy, Fremont, Calif., for "systems and methods for making and using radially-aligned segmented electrodes for leads of electrical stimulation systems." The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2011 (13/226,159). 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=86,94,127.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,127&RS=PN/86,94,127 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bitvore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Bitvore, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,694,490) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for collection, display and analysis of disparate data." The co-inventors are Carl Mandel, Toronto, David Mandel, Los Angeles, Brian Fudge, Del Mar, Calif., and Lew Roth, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/016,929). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=202&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NeuroPace Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- NeuroPace, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,106) developed by Benjamin D. Pless, Atherton, Calif., for "neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using it." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2013 (13/781,186). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,106.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,106&RS=PN/86,94,106 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Identifying Sibling Queries ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,488) developed by Ashutosh Garg, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Kedar Dhamdhere, Sunnyvale, Calif., for identifying sibling queries.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2012 (13/359,703). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=204&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Facebook Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Facebook, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,542) developed by William K. Tiu Jr., San Francisco, Kent Lindstrom, San Francisco, and Ross Ainsley MacKinnon, San Francisco, for "customizing tracking changes to user content in an online social network." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/269,307). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=181&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Language Weaver Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Language Weaver, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,694,303) developed by Mark Hopkins, Bellevue, Wash., and Jonathan May, Los Angeles, for "systems and methods for tuning parameters in statistical machine translation." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/161,401). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=238&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,691,884) developed by Mark W. Ellsworth, Dublin, Calif., Michael A. Oar, San Francisco, and Miguel A. Morales, Fremont, Calif., for "crosslinked flame retardant thermoplastic elastomer gels." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2010 (12/954,560). 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=86,91,884.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,884&RS=PN/86,91,884 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,514) developed by Kurt Frieden, Berkeley, Calif., and Mitch Rudominer, El Cerrito, Calif., for collaborative filtering engine The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2010 (12/899,406). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=195&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dennoo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Dennoo, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,373) developed by Shigeto Umeda, Palo Alto, Calif., for "methods and systems for processing and displaying advertisements of variable lengths." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,325). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=227&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent for Symmetrical Output Neurostimulation Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,122) developed by David K.L. Peterson, Saugus, Calif., for a "symmetrical output neurostimulation device." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2010 (12/821,043). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,122.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,122&RS=PN/86,94,122 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Triggering Attract Mode for Devices Using Viewability Conditions and Detected Proximity of Human to Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,445) developed by four co-inventors for "triggering attract mode for devices using viewability conditions and detected proximity of human to device." The co-inventors are Daniel Robert Sandler, Mountain View, Calif., Gabriel Cohen, Mountain View, Calif., Christopher Richard Wren, Mountain View, Calif., and John Spurlock, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2013 (13/766,441). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=213&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,165) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for providing environmental controls for a meeting session in a network environment." The co-inventors are Laura L. Smith, Seattle, Tyrone T. Thorsen, Seattle, Todd C. Tatum, San Jose, Calif., and Alan D. Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, Wash.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,225). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,165.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,165&RS=PN/86,94,165 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Disney Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Disney Enterprises, Burbank, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,846) developed by Kyle Prestenback, Burbank, Calif., and Evan Tahler, Burbank, Calif., for a "system and method for dynamic video placement on a display." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2009 (12/381,790). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,846.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,846&RS=PN/86,93,846 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WiChorus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- WiChorus, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,011) developed by Rehan Jalil, San Jose, Calif., Mustafa Ergen, Oakland, Calif., and Tony Mak, San Francisco, for a "method and system for spectrum reuse in the uplink in a wireless communication network." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2007 (11/951,343). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,011.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,011&RS=PN/86,94,011 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,253) developed by Jorge S. Fino, San Jose, Calif., for the "user-specified route rating and alerts." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2011 (13/339,281). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,253.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,253&RS=PN/86,94,253 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,694,246) developed by Devender A. Yamakawa, San Diego, Babak Forutanpour, Carlsbad, Calif., and Daniel S. Baker, San Diego, for "methods and systems for displaying enhanced turn-by-turn guidance on a personal navigation device." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2012 (13/472,293). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,246.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,246&RS=PN/86,94,246 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Data-driven Media Management Within Electronic Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,140) developed by seven co-inventors for the "data-driven media management within an electronic device." The co-inventors are James D. Batson, Saratoga, Calif., Meriko L. Borogove, San Francisco, Gregory R. Chapman, San Jose, Calif., Patrick L. Coffman, Menlo Park, Calif., Anthony J. Guetta, Palo Alto, Calif., Aram Lindahl, Menlo Park, Calif., and Andrew Rostaing, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/229,291). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,140.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,140&RS=PN/86,94,140 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Location Based Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,026) developed by four co-inventors for location based services. The co-inventors are Scott Forstall, Mountain View, Calif., Gregory N. Christie, San Jose, Calif., Robert E. Borchers, Pleasanton, Calif., and Kevin Tiene, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/652,356). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,026.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,026&RS=PN/86,94,026 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Orientation Sensor Calibration ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,694,051) developed by Victor Kulik, San Jose, Calif., for the orientation sensor calibration.

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2010 (12/775,935). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,051.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,051&RS=PN/86,94,051 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Media Data Exchange, Transfer or Delivery for Portable Electronic Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,024) developed by seven co-inventors for the "media data exchange, transfer or delivery for portable electronic devices." The co-inventors are Stanley C. Ng, Los Altos, Calif., Andrew Bert Hodge, Palo Alto, Calif., Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, Calif., Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, Calif., Robert Edward Borchers, Pleasanton, Calif., Chris Bell, Pacifica, Calif., and Eddy Cue, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/909,772). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,024.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,024&RS=PN/86,94,024 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nevro Assigned Patent for Devices for Controlling High Frequency Spinal Cord Modulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Nevro, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,108) developed by Konstantinos Alataris, Belmont, Calif., Andre B. Walker, Monte Sereno, Calif., and James R. Thacker, Eureka, Mo., for "devices for controlling high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including simplified controllers." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2010 (12/765,790). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,108.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,108&RS=PN/86,94,108 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TIBCO Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- TIBCO Software, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,536) developed by Dan Leshchiner, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "fast matching for content-based addressing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2011 (13/298,230). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=185&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Visa USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Visa USA, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,694,370) developed by Frank R. Pender, San Mateo, Calif., Heather Cornwell Gray, Oakland, Calif., and Douglas C. Leighton, San Mateo, Calif., for an "incentive program awarding points per-mile-driven." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2012 (13/431,387). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=228&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Techniques for Updating Filter Coefficients of Adaptive Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,693,677) developed by Hongyang Deng, Austin, Texas, Roman A. Dyba, San Diego, and Wen Wu Su, Austin, Texas, for "techniques for updating filter coefficients of an adaptive filter." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/768,275). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,677.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,677&RS=PN/86,93,677 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,693,676) developed by Ruijie Xiao, Shenzhen, China, Guozhu Long, Fremont, Calif., and Zhilei Zhao, Shenzhen, China, for a "power efficiency of a line driver." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2010 (12/756,105). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,676.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,676&RS=PN/86,93,676 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Olive Tree Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Olive Tree Media, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,693,743) developed by Mamoun Younes, Houston, and David Frederick Wiley, Woodland, Calif., for "analysis and display of multiple biomarker co-expression in cells and tissues." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2010 (12/709,152). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,743.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,743&RS=PN/86,93,743 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Second Sight Medical Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Second Sight Medical Products, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,111) developed by seven co-inventors for a "video configuration file editor for visual prosthesis fitting." The co-inventors are Arup Roy, Valencia, Calif., Chunhong Zhou, Pasadena, Calif., Kelly H. McClure, Simi Valley, Calif., Matthew J. McMahon, Los Angeles, Avraham I. Caspi, La Jolla, Calif., Pishoy Maksy, Newport Beach, Calif., and Robert J. Greenberg, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on May 2, 2012 (13/462,646). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,111.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,111&RS=PN/86,94,111 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Flexible Optical Interconnect ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,693,814) developed by Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Sunnyvale, Calif., Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, Calif., and Sagi Varghese Mathai, Berkeley, Calif., for a flexible optical interconnect.

The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/922,092). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,814.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,814&RS=PN/86,93,814 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Displaying Search Results Using Tabs ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,526) developed by Tomas Costello, Saratoga, Calif., and Louis Monier, Menlo Park, Calif., for "apparatus and method for displaying search results using tabs." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2008 (12/179,467). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=191&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** eBay Assigned Patent for Dynamically Creating Context Based Advertisement ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- eBay, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,363) developed by Hugo Olliphant, San Francisco, and George Lee, Mountain View, Calif., for "dynamically creating a context based advertisement." The patent application was filed on June 20, 2007 (11/765,656). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=231&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Virtual Content to Mobile Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,520) developed by Anita Krishnakumar, Santa Clara, Calif., Vinod Ramachandran, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Vinod Krishnan, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for providing virtual content to a mobile device." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2011 (13/096,746). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=193&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ebay Assigned Patent for Method and System for User Signup by Network Service Provider ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 - ebay, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,422) developed by Subha Gopalakrishnan, Fremont, Calif., for a "method and system for user signup by a network service provider." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2013 (14/059,841). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=5&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=217&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AbbVie Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- AbbVie, North Chicago, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,691,878) developed by seven co-inventors for a "solid pharmaceutical dosage form." The co-inventors are Jeorg Rosenberg, Ellerstadt, Germany, Ulrich Reinhold, Heidelberg, Germany, Bernd Liepold, Dossenheim, Germany, Gunther Berndl, Herxheim, Germany, Joerg Breitenbach, Mannheim, Germany, Laman Alani, Foster City, Calif., and Soumojeet Ghosh, Lansdale, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2012 (13/674,799). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,878.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,878&RS=PN/8,691,878 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Providing Image Feedback ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,807) developed by Richard Carl Gossweiler III, Sunnyvale, Calif., Shumeet Baluja, Leesburg, Va., and Maryam Kamvar, San Francisco, for "systems and methods for providing image feedback." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2012 (13/403,513). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,807.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,807&RS=PN/86,93,807 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Xirrus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Xirrus, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,010) developed by Steven Krattiger, Northridge, Calif., Alan Hand, Tarzana, Calif., and Abraham Hartenstein, Chatsworth, Calif., for a "wireless array device and system for managing wireless arrays having magnetometers." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/101,726). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,010.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,010&RS=PN/86,94,010 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Optimizing Use of Network Resources by Small Cells and/or User Devices of Venue ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,693,953) developed by four co-inventors for an "optimizing use of network resources by small cells and/or user devices of a venue." The co-inventors are Sergio Aguirre, Southlake, Texas, Derek H. Bao, Concord, Calif., Lalit Ratilal Kotecha, San Ramon, Calif., and David Chiang, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/246,942). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,693,953.PN.&OS=PN/8,693,953&RS=PN/8,693,953 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Truemill Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Truemill, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,149) developed by Alan Diehl, Westlake Village, Calif., and Robert B. Patterson, Bellevue, Wash., for the "engagement milling using circularly shaped tool passes." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/020,267). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,94,149.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,149&RS=PN/86,94,149 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freedom Medi-Tech Ventures Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Freedom Medi-Tech Ventures, San Ramon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,078) developed by Wayne Ogata, San Ramon, Calif., and Mutsuo Nakayama, Hamada, Japan, for a "method and device for inserting electrical leads." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/553,842). 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=86,94,078.PN.&OS=PN/86,94,078&RS=PN/86,94,078 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Augmenting Service Oriented Architecture Governance Maturity ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,694,356) developed by six co-inventors for "augmenting service oriented architecture governance maturity." The co-inventors are Anthony L. Carrato, New Milford, Conn., Clive S. Gee, Whiteness, United Kingdom, David B. Hodge, Singapore, Robert G. Laird, Colorado Springs, Colo., Randall L. Langel, Newport Beach, Calif., and Ian W.Y. Loe, Singapore.

The patent application was filed on May 2, 2012 (13/461,943). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,694,356.PN.&OS=PN/8,694,356&RS=PN/8,694,356 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Automated Multiple-instance Spanning Tree Reconfiguration ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,693,375) developed by Frank A. Reichstein, Roseville, Calif., and Shaun K. Wakumoto, Roseville, Calif., for an "automated multiple-instance spanning tree reconfiguration." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2006 (11/581,815). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,375.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,375&RS=PN/86,93,375 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SoundHound Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- SoundHound, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,537) developed by Keyvan Mohajer, San Jose, Calif., for "systems and methods for enabling natural language processing." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2012 (13/480,400). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=184&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Red Hat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,693,690) developed by Robert Relyea, Mountain View, Calif., for "organizing an extensible table for storing cryptographic objects." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2006 (11/566,640). 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=8,693,690.PN.&OS=PN/8,693,690&RS=PN/8,693,690 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Determining Query Similarity by Query Distribution Comparison ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,694,499) developed by Shumeet Baluja, Mountain View, Calif., Doug Beeferman, Palo Alto, Calif., and Andrew R. Golding, Mountain View, Calif., for "systems and metho 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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