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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (April 11)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** Nistica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Nistica, Bridgewater, N.J., and Fujikura, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,693,818) developed by Jefferson Wagener, Morristown, N.J., Susumu Nakaya, Sakura, Japan, and Takaaki Ishikawa, Sakura, Japan, for an optical processing device. The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/234,089). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,693,818.PN.&OS=PN/8,693,818&RS=PN/8,693,818 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Liqid Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Liqid, Golden, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,688,926) developed by four co-inventors for systems and methods "for optimizing data storage among a plurality of solid state memory subsystems." The co-inventors are Jason Breakstone, Evergreen, Ala., Alok Gupta, Oakland, Calif., Himanshu Desai, San Jose, Calif., and Angelo Campos, Haledon, N.J. The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2011 (13/270,084). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8688926.PN.&OS=PN/8688926&RS=PN/8688926 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,693,318) developed by five co-inventors for "shared bandwidth reservation in PL, ATM, FR and IP/MPLS networks." The co-inventors are Teddy Bezoza, Marlboro, N.J., Bruce Gilbert Cortez, Marlboro, N.J., Sanja Durinovic-Johri, Aberdeen, N.J., Karel Ehrlich, Fair Haven, N.J., and Pravin Kumar Johri, Aberdeen, N.J. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/619,485). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8693318.PN.&OS=PN/8693318&RS=PN/8693318 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Karen Narag. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,693,640) developed by two co-inventors for methods, systems and computer-readable media for "preparing for a service disruption." The co-inventors are Stephen Francis Triano, Kearny, N.J., and James Gordon Beattie Jr., Bergenfield, N.J. The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2012 (13/675,319). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8693640.PN.&OS=PN/8693640&RS=PN/8693640 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Karen Narag. *** Purdue Pharma Assigned Patent for Pharmaceutical Representative Expense Report ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Purdue Pharma, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,465) developed by five co-inventors for "[p]harmaceutical representative expense report management software, systems, and methodologies." The co-inventors are Puneet Arora, Stamford, Conn., Margaret K. Feltz, Wilton, Conn., Sayee Natarajan, Norwalk, Conn., Jake Stahl, Milford, Conn., and Bert Weinstein, Mountain Lake, N.J. The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2007 (11/925,491). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8688465.PN.&OS=PN/8688465&RS=PN/8688465 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Advanced Technology Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Advanced Technology Materials, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,685,909) developed by six co-inventors for "[a]ntioxidants for post-CMP cleaning formulations." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Barnes, New Milford, Conn., Peng Zhang, Montvale, N.J., Emanuel Cooper, Scarsdale, N.Y., Karl Boggs, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., David Angst, New Tripoli, Pa., and Prerna Sonthalia, Mumbai, India. The patent application was filed on March 23, 2009 (12/409,267). 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=8685909.PN.&OS=PN/8685909&RS=PN/8685909 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** OFS Fitel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- OFS Fitel, Norcross, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,693,088) developed by four co-inventors for "multicore transmission and amplifier fibers and schemes for launching pump light to amplifier cores." The co-inventors are John M. Fini, Jersey City, N.J., Thierry F. Taunay, Bridgewater, N.J., Man F. Yan, Berkeley Heights, N.J., and Benyuan Zhu, Princeton, N.J. The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,320). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8693088.PN.&OS=PN/8693088&RS=PN/8693088 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Karen Narag. *** Ethicon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Ethicon, Somerville, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,899) developed by Modesto Erneta, Princeton Junction, N.J., and Joerg Priewe, Kiel, Germany, for "antimicrobial polymer compositions and the use thereof." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2007 (11/869,397). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,899.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,899&RS=PN/8,691,899 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sirius XM Radio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Sirius XM Radio, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,693,975) developed by four co-inventors for a "docking unit and vehicle power adapter with frequency modulated audio signal injection for connecting portable media player and/or communications device to vehicle FM radio and audio system for playback of digital audio broadcast stream." The co-inventors are Gary John Conners, Somerset, N.J., Nenad Popovic, Mercer, N.J., Efrain Luke Rodriguez, Burlington, N.J., and Wearn-Juhn Wang, Middlesex, N.J. The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2010 (12/860,184). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,693,975.PN.&OS=PN/8,693,975&RS=PN/8,693,975 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Crestron Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Crestron Electronics, Rockleigh, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,692,498) developed by George Feldstein, Cresskill, N.J., Mark LaBosco, New City, N.Y., and Russikesh Kumar, Ridgewood, N.J., for a "system and method for controlling one or more roller shades." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2011 (13/051,208). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,692,498.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,498&RS=PN/8,692,498 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent for Graceful Restart For Use in Nodes Employing Label Switched Path Signaling Protocols ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,471) developed by four co-inventors for "graceful restart for use in nodes employing label switched path signaling protocols." The co-inventors are Kireeti Kompella, Los Altos, Calif., Manoj Leelanivas, Los Gatos, Calif., Ping Pan, Emerson, N.J., and Yakov Rekhter, New Rochelle, N.Y. The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2011 (13/021,017). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=8&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=375&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. *** Universal Display Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Universal Display, Ewing, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,692,241) developed by Lichang Zeng, Lawrenceville, N.J., Bin Ma, Plainsboro, N.J., and Chun Lin, Yardley, Pa., for "transition metal complexes containing triazole and tetrazole carbene ligands." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/671,994). 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=8,692,241.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,241&RS=PN/8,692,241 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Multi-antenna Communication Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,577) developed by five co-inventors for "multi-antenna communication systems utilizing RF-based and baseband signal weighting and combining." The co-inventors are Severine Catreux, Cardiff, Calif., Vinko Erceg, Cardiff, Calif., Pieter Roux, San Diego, Pieter Van Rooyen, San Diego, and Jack Winters, Middletown, N.J. The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2010 (12/911,979). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=7&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=347&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. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Pharmacopeia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., and Pharmacopeia, La Jolla, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,691,833) developed by 33 co-inventors for "heterocyclic aspartyl protease inhibitors." The co-inventors are Zhaoning Zhu, Plainsboro, N.J., Brian McKittrick, New Vernon, N.J., Zhong-Yue Sun, Parlin, N.J., Yuanzan C. Ye, Edison, N.J., Johannes H. Voight, Cranford, N.J., Corey O. Strickland, Martinsville, N.J., Elizabeth M. Smith, Verona, N.J., Andrew W. Stamford, Chatham, N.J., William J. Greenlee, Teaneck, N.J., Robert D. Mazzola Jr., Stewartsville, N.J., John P. Caldwell, Ringwood, N.J., Jared N. Cumming, Garwood, N.J., Lingyan Wang, East Brunswick, N.J., Yusheng Wu, New York, Ulrich Iserloh, Hoboken, N.J., Xiaoiang Liu, River Vale, N.J., Tao Guo, Dayton, N.J., Thuy X.E. Le, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Kurt W. Saionz, Cranford, N.J., Suresh D. Babu, Plainsboro, N.J., Rachael C. Hunter, Princeton, N.J., Michelle L. Morris, Lawrenceville, N.J., Huizhong Gu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Gang Qian, Kendall Park, N.J., Dawit Tadesse, East Windsor, N.J., Ying Huang, East Brunswick, N.J., Li Guoqing, Belle Mead, N.J., Jianping Pan, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Jeffrey A. Misiaszek, Kenilworth, N.J., Gaifa Lai, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Jingqi Duo, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Chuanxing Qu, Scotch Plains, N.J., and Yuefei Shao, Princeton, N.J. The patent application was filed on March 8, 2012 (13/415,404). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,833.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,833&RS=PN/8,691,833 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,993) developed by six co-inventors for piperidinyl naphthylacetic acids. The co-inventors are Fariborz Firooznia, Florham Park, N.J., Tai-An Lin, Pequannock, N.J., Eric Mertz, Fair Lawn, N.J., Achyutharao Sidduri, West Orange, N.J., Sung-Sau So, Verona, N.J., and Jefferson Wright Tilley, North Caldwell, N.J. The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2012 (13/706,497). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,993.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,993&RS=PN/8,691,993 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- LSI, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,693,593) developed by Mohammad S. Mobin, Orefield, Pa., Matthew Tota, Clinton, N.J., and Mark Trafford, Fleetwood, Pa., for "methods and apparatus for automatic gain control using samples taken at desired sampling phase and target voltage level." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2010 (12/982,220). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=7&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=343&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 Communications Decision Methods and Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,693,336) developed by four co-inventors for "communications decision methods and apparatus." The co-inventors are Junyi Li, Chester, N.J., Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., Saurabh Tavildar, Jersey City, N.J., and Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J. The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2008 (12/267,923). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,336.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,336&RS=PN/86,93,336 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Illuminate Display Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,690,408) developed by Kevin A. Li, Chatham, N.J., for methods, systems and products "illuminate display devices." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,905). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8690408.PN.&OS=PN/8690408&RS=PN/8690408 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Forming, Maintaining and Using Overlapping Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,693,372) developed by M. Scott Corson, Gillette, N.J., and Vincent D. Park, Budd Lake, N.J., for "methods and apparatus for forming, maintaining and/or using overlapping networks." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2009 (12/361,853). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,372.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,372&RS=PN/86,93,372 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 4 Thumbs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- 4 Thumbs, Southampton, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,692,783) developed by Amos Shamir, New York, Gerald Rosengarten, New York, and Jay D. Schainholz, Cliffside Park, N.J., for a touchscreen overlay. The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/827,038). 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=8,692,783.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,783&RS=PN/8,692,783 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., and Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, La Jolla, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,691,831) developed by 33 co-inventors for "heterocyclic aspartyl protease inhibitors." The co-inventors are Zhaoning Zhu, Plainsboro, N.J., Brian McKittrick, New Vernon, N.J., Zhong-Yue Sun, Parlin, N.J., Yuanzan C. Ye, Edison, N.J., Johannes H. Voight, Cranford, N.J., Corey O. Strickland, Martinsville, N.J., Elizabeth M. Smith, Verona, N.J., Andrew W. Stamford, Chatham, N.J., William J. Greenlee, Teaneck, N.J., Robert D. Mazzola Jr., Stewartsville, N.J., John P. Caldwell, Ringwood, N.J., Jared N. Cumming, Garwood, N.J., Lingyan Wang, East Brunswick, N.J., Yusheng Wu, New York, Ulrich Iserloh, Hoboken, N.J., Xiaoxiang Liu, River Vale, N.J., Tao Guo, Dayton, N.J., Thuy X.E. Le, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Kurt W. Saionz, Cranford, N.J., Suresh D. Babu, Plainsboro, N.J., Rachael C. Hunter, Princeton, N.J., Michelle L. Morris, Lawrenceville, N.J., Huizhong Gu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Gang Qian, Kendall Park, N.J., Dawit Tadesse, East Windsor, N.J., Ying Huang, East Brunswick, N.J., Guoqing Li, Belle Mead, N.J., Jianping Pan, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Jeffrey A. Misiaszek, Kenilworth, N.J., Gaifa Lai, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Jingqi Duo, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Chuanxing Qu, Scotch Plains, N.J., and Yuefei Shao, Princeton, N.J. The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,140). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,831.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,831&RS=PN/8,691,831 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Theragenics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Theragenics, Buford, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,690,746) developed by six co-inventors for a "brachytherapy device for the provision of brachytherapy." The co-inventors are Jack C. White, Alpharetta, Ga., David Wesley Stephens, Cornelia, Ga., Amit Prakash Govil, Gainesville, Fla., Joshua J. Bergman, Myrtle Point, Ore., Nathan Christopher Griffith, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Kyle Kevin Millage, Flemington, N.J. The patent application was filed on June 29, 2009 (12/493,884). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8690746.PN.&OS=PN/8690746&RS=PN/8690746 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Universal Display Assigned Patent for Metal Complexes of Cyclometallated Imidazo (1,2-F) Phenanthridine (1,2-A:1', 2'-C),Quinazoline Ligands and Isoelectronic and Benzannulated Analogs ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Universal Display, Ewing, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,988) developed by eight co-inventors for "metal complexes of cyclometallated imidazo (1,2-f) phenanthridine (1,2-a:1', 2'-c),quinazoline ligands and isoelectronic and benzannulated analogs thereof." The co-inventors are David B. Knowles, Apollo, Pa., Chun Lin, Langhorne, Pa., Peter Borden Mackenzie, Newton, Pa., Jui-Yi Tsai, Lawrenceville, N.J., Robert W. Walters, Export, Pa., Scott A. Beers, Flemington, N.J., Cory S. Brown, Pittsburgh, and Walter H. Yeager, Yardley, Pa. The patent application was filed on July 23, 2013 (13/948,558). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,988.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,988&RS=PN/8,691,988 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Interference Based Joint Scheduling ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,693,431) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for interference based joint scheduling of peer to peer links with WWAN." The co-inventors are Shailesh Patil, Bridgewater, N.J., Hua Wang, Bridgewater, N.J., Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Junyi Li, Chester, N.J., and Thomas J. Richardson, South Orange, N.J. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2011 (13/232,823). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=8&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=381&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. *** Kennametal Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Kennametal, Latrobe, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,691,374) developed by Wangyang Ni, Parsippany, N.J., Ronald M. Penich, Greensburg, Pa., and Yixiong Liu, Greensburg, Pa., for a "multilayer coated wear-resistant member and method for making the same." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2011 (13/232,076). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,374.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,374&RS=PN/8,691,374 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Assigned Patent for Molecular Sieve Catalyst Treatment ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,691,713) developed by Jihad M. Dakka, Whitehouse Station, N.J., Hans K. T. Goris, Laakdal, Belgium, and Stephen H. Brown, Bernardsville, N.J., for a "molecular sieve catalyst treatment." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2006 (11/912,758). 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=86,91,713.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,713&RS=PN/86,91,713 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Cranbury, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,873) developed by Robert G.L. Shorr, Edison, N.J., Robert J. Rodriguez, West Windsor, N.J., and Rajinder Bhasin, Coram, N.Y., for "pharmaceutical formulations containing lipoic acid derivatives." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2011 (13/253,503). 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=8,691,873.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,873&RS=PN/8,691,873 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,832) developed by eight co-inventors for "tricyclic heterocycles useful as dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors." The co-inventors are Duane A. Burnett, Bernardsville, N.J., Zhiqiang Zhao, Scotch Plains, N.J., David Cole, Springfield, N.J., Hubert Josien, Jersey City, N.J., Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Scotch Plains, N.J., Thavalakulamgar Sasikumar, Edison, N.J., Wen-Lian Wu, Edison, N.J., and Martin Domalski, Verona, N.J. The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2011 (13/990,948). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,832.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,832&RS=PN/8,691,832 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Beacon Signals ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,693,304) developed by Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., Arnab Das, Summit, N.J., and Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., for "offsetting beacon positions in a time division duplex communication system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2007 (11/857,761). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,93,304.PN.&OS=PN/86,93,304&RS=PN/86,93,304 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,981) developed by Roxana Schlam, East Brunswick, N.J., Alicia Tee Fuay Ng, East Haven, Conn., and Chenkou Wei, Princeton Junction, N.J., for "crystalline forms of (S)-1-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin- -2-yl)-N-(6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-2-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/576,973). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,981.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,981&RS=PN/8,691,981 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Memory Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Memory Pharmaceuticals, Montvale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,841) developed by seven co-inventors for "indazoles, benzothiazoles, benzoisothiazoles, benzisoxazoles, and preparation and use thereof." The co-inventors are Wenge Xie, Mahwah, N.J., Brian Herbert, Stockholm, N.J., Richard Schumacher, Monroe, N.Y., Truc Nguyen, New York, Jianguo Ma, Montvale, N.J., Carla Gauss, New York, and Ashok Tehim, Ridgewood, N.J. The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/838,088). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,841.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,841&RS=PN/8,691,841 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kraft Foods Global Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,691,305) developed by Nevenka Markovic, Nutley, N.J., for a "folded dual split package." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (13/380,452). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,305.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,305&RS=PN/8,691,305 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Orth-Clinical Diagnostics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Orth-Clinical Diagnostics, Raritan, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,691,950) developed by Jian Zheng, Raritan, N.J., Renee Yura, Bridgewater, N.J., and Jianping Yang, Tyler, Texas, for a "treponema pallidum triplet antigen." The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2012 (13/350,235). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,950.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,950&RS=PN/8,691,950 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Globus Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Globus Medical, Audubon, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,690,921) developed by James W. Dwyer, Neshanic Station, N.J., and John Murphy, Chester, N.J., for "interspinous internal fixation/distraction device." The patent application was filed on June 11, 2012 (13/493,630). 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=86,90,921.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,921&RS=PN/86,90,921 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Brown University Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Brown University Research Foundation, Providence, R.I., has been assigned a patent (8,691,766) developed by eight co-inventors for a "biglycan and related therapeutics and methods of use." The co-inventors are Justin R. Fallon, Providence, R.I., Beth A. McKechnie, North Attleborough, Mass., Michael Rafii, San Diego, Hilliary Creely, Providence, R.I., Mark A. Bowe, Damascus, Md., Alison R. Amenta, Pawtucket, R.I., Mary Lynn Mercado, Robbinsville, N.J., and Hiroki Hagiwara, Tokyo. The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2012 (13/368,968). 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=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140408.PD.&s2=%28RI.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/RI&RS=ISD/04/08/2014+AND+AS/RI Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Enpirion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Enpirion, Hampton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,692,532) developed by Douglas Dean Lopata, Boyertown, Pa., and Ashraf W. Lotfi, Bridgewater, N.J., for a "power converter with controller operable in selected modes of operation." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2010 (12/939,681). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,692,532.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,532&RS=PN/8,692,532 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. 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