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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (April 14)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Assigned Patent for Compression Reactor and Process for Hydroprocessing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,691,079) developed by Larry L. Iaccino, Seabrook, Texas, for "compression reactor and process for hydroprocessing." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2010 (12/689,154). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,079.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,079&RS=PN/86,91,079 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** STX US Marine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- STX US Marine, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,622) developed by Ronald C. Pearson, Houston, and Michael T. Carroll, Houston, for a "small size floating vessel using a dual fuel system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2011 (13/231,742). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,622.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,622&RS=PN/86,90,622 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vetco Gray Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Vetco Gray, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,200) developed by William R. Patterson Jr., Houston, for a "radially-inserted anti-rotation key for threaded connectors." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2012 (13/713,975). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,200.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,200&RS=PN/86,90,200 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,692,500) developed by William P. Laceky, Georgetown, Texas, and Izya Kremerman, Los Gatos, Calif., for "systems, apparatus and methods for making an electrical connection to a robot." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2012 (13/592,005). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=11&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=514&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. *** Rambus Assigned Patent for Signal Lines with Internal and External Termination ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Rambus, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,692,573) developed by four co-inventors for "signal lines with internal and external termination." The co-inventors are Kyung Suk Oh, Cupertino, Calif., Woopoung Kim, Dallas, Huy M. Nguyen, San Jose, Calif., and Eugene C. Ho, Saratoga, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2011 (13/316,046). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=11&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=508&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. *** Vidacare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Vidacare, Shavano Park, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,791) developed by Larry J. Miller, Spring Branch, Texas, for an "apparatus and method to access the bone marrow." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2009 (12/427,310). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,791.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,791&RS=PN/86,90,791 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** T&T Engineering Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- T&T Engineering Services, Tomball, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,508) developed by Keith J. Orgeron, Houston, for a "telescoping jack for a gripper assembly." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2011 (13/114,842). 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=86,90,508.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,508&RS=PN/86,90,508 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** KCI Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- KCI Licensing, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,690,845) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for interfacing with a reduced pressure dressing." The co-inventors are Justin Alexander Long, San Antonio, Aidan Marcus Tout, Alderbury, United Kingdom, Larry Tab Randolph, San Antonio, and Christopher Brian Locke, Bournemouth, United Kingdom. The patent application was filed on July 15, 2011 (13/183,929). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,845.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,845&RS=PN/86,90,845 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,124) developed by Glenn C. Parks, Cypress, Texas, for a gate valve. The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2010 (12/966,704). 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=86,90,124.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,124&RS=PN/86,90,124 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Custom Medical Applications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Custom Medical Applications, Farmers Branch, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,832) developed by Nicholas Sandor Racz, Irving, Texas, for "retrofitted neural injection system and related methods." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2008 (12/139,233). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,832.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,832&RS=PN/86,90,832 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Axon Tubular Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Axon Tubular Products, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,066) developed by Ian Rex Binmore, Houston, for a "high temperature high pressure tag." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/771,766). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,066.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,066&RS=PN/86,90,066 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nike Assigned Patent for Golf Club Assembly and Golf Club with Aerodynamic Features ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Nike, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,690,704) developed by James S. Thomas, Fort Worth, Texas, for "golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2011 (13/078,279). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,690,704.PN.&OS=PN/8,690,704&RS=PN/8,690,704 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,631) developed by Debasish Nag, Richardson, Texas, for a "toy building block with embedded integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2010 (12/749,127). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,631.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,631&RS=PN/86,90,631 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Locating Device in Given State ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,692,673) developed by six co-inventors for "locating a device in a given state." The co-inventors are Christian Lee Hunt, Cary, N.C., Vincent Mitchel Padua, Chapel Hill, N.C., Robin Radez, Westport, Conn., William Alexander Reichert III, Buda, Texas, Gregory Covert Smith, Raleigh, N.C., and Oriana Jeannette Williams, Dallas. The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2008 (12/259,217). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,692,673.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,673&RS=PN/8,692,673 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston, and Yokohama Rubber, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,691,373) developed by four co-inventors for a "laminate or thermoplastic polymer composition having low air permeability and pneumatic tire using same as inner liner." The co-inventors are Yoshihiro Soeda, Hiratsuka, Japan, Naoyuki Morooka, Hiratsuka, Japan, Yuichi Hara, Hiratsuka, Japan, and Andy Haishung Tsou, Houston. The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2006 (12/160,386). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,373.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,373&RS=PN/86,91,373 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Lubrication System for Breaking Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,689,940) developed by Rakesh D. Jagdale, Waco, Texas, and Lauritz D. Pillers II, McGregor, Texas, for a "lubrication system for a breaking tool." The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2011 (13/212,415). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,689,940.PN.&OS=PN/8,689,940&RS=PN/8,689,940 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Blackston Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Blackston Medical, Lewisville, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,886) developed by Sergey A. Fedorov, The Colony, Texas, and Nelson Li, Hillsdale, N.J., for a "posterior insertion instrument for an expandable support device." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,731). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,886.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,886&RS=PN/86,90,886 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Molecular Imprints Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Molecular Imprints, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,134) developed by Byung-Jin Choi, Austin, Texas, for a "roll-to-roll imprint lithography and purging system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2011 (13/015,379). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,134.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,134&RS=PN/86,91,134 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Estill Medical Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Estill Medical Technologies, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,842) developed by James T. Lopez, Dallas, for an "electrical power source for an intravenous fluid heating system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2011 (13/227,326). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,842.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,842&RS=PN/86,90,842 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,691,932) developed by three co-inventors for a "thermosetting monomer comprising at least two of an aryl-cyanato group and at least two of a phosphorus group." The co-inventors are Mark B. Wilson, Clute, Texas, Michael J. Mullins, Houston, and Robert E. Hefner Jr., Rosharon, Texas. The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (13/519,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8691932.PN.&OS=PN/8691932&RS=PN/8691932 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** University of Texas System Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,689,935) developed by Preston S. Wilson, Austin, Texas, Kevin M. Lee, Austin, Texas, and Mark S. Wochner, Austin, Texas, for "abating low-frequency noise using encapsulated gas bubbles." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2012 (13/453,720). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,89,935.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,935&RS=PN/86,89,935 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vetco Gray Assigned Patent for Differential Screw Assembly for Varying Torque for Valve ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Vetco Gray, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,121) developed by Alfred Olvera, Houston, Mahesha Udipi, Houston, and Raymond Krolczyk, Houston, for a "differential screw assembly for varying torque for valve." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2011 (13/075,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,121.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,121&RS=PN/86,90,121 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., and ATI Technologies, Markham, Canada, have been assigned a patent (8,691,626) developed by four co-inventors for a "semiconductor chip device with underfill." The co-inventors are Michael Z. Su, Round Rock, Texas, Lei Fu, Austin, Texas, Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Markham, Canada, and Bryan Black, Spicewood, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2010 (12/878,812). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,626.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,626&RS=PN/86,91,626 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ascension Orthopedics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Ascension Orthopedics, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,958) developed by five co-inventors for a "humeral head resurfacing implant." The co-inventors are Jerome J. Klawitter, Austin, Texas, Robert B. More, Austin, Texas, Monti R. Gourley, Austin, Texas, Joseph P. Ritz, Austin, Texas, and Evgeny G. Podnos, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/523,012). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,958.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,958&RS=PN/86,90,958 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Uretek USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Uretek USA, Tomball, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,486) developed by Brent Barron, Tomball, Texas, and Michael Bock, Tomball, Texas, for a "method and device for measuring underground pressure." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2009 (12/623,033). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,486.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,486&RS=PN/86,90,486 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of South Carolina Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,678,293) developed by five co-inventors for methods of "achieving high breakdown voltages in semiconductor devices by suppressing the surface flashover using high dielectric strength insulating encapsulation material." The co-inventors are M. Asif Khan, Irmo, S.C., Vinod Adivarahan, Columbia, S.C., Qhalid Fareed, Richardson, Texas, Grigory Simin, Columbia, S.C., and Naveen Tipimeni, Plano, Texas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2012 (13/668,564). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8692293.PN.&OS=PN/8692293&RS=PN/8692293 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Wake Forest University Health Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,691,274) developed by four co-inventors for "inkjet printing of tissues and cells." The co-inventors are Tao Xu, El Paso, Texas, James J. Yoo, Winston-Salem, N.C., Anthony Atala, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Dennis Dice, Yadkinville, N.C. The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2009 (12/370,921). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,274.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,274&RS=PN/8,691,274 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,691,030) developed by seven co-inventors for "low alloy steels with superior corrosion resistance for oil country tubular goods." The co-inventors are Dylan V. Pugh, Manvel, Texas, Joseph C. Bondos, Houston, Shiun Ling, Washington, N.J., Raghavan Ayer, Basking Ridge, N.J., Shalawn K. Jackson, Houston, Narasimha-Rao V. Bangaru, Pittstown, N.J., and Jayoung Koo, Seoul, South Korea. The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/600,949). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,030.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,030&RS=PN/86,91,030 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Implementing Chip to Chip Calibration within TSV Stack ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,692,561) developed by four co-inventors for "implementing chip to chip calibration within a TSV stack." The co-inventors are Edgar R. Cordero, Round Rock, Texas, Divya Kumar, Austin, Texas, Anuwat Saetow, Austin, Texas, and Robert B. Tremaine, Stormville, N.Y. The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2011 (13/207,688). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,692,561.PN.&OS=PN/8,692,561&RS=PN/8,692,561 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Garfield Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Garfield Industries, Addison, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,144) developed by Kirk Garfield, Irving, Texas, and John Potter, Plano, Texas, for a "system and method for photocatalytic oxidation air filtration using a substrate with photocatalyst particles powder coated thereon." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2012 (13/710,821). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,144.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,144&RS=PN/86,91,144 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Huntsman International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Huntsman International, The Woodlands, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,005) developed by Christopher J. Moriarty, The Woodlands, Texas, Sachchida N. Singh, Moorestown, N.J., and Gordon D. Oppenheimer, The Woodlands, Texas, for "binder composition for use in cellulosic composites and methods related thereto." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2011 (13/187,286). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,005.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,005&RS=PN/86,91,005 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Capstone Metering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Capstone Metering, Carrollton, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,117) developed by six co-inventors for a water meter. The co-inventors are David James Carlos Dunn, Ontario, Canada, Kevin Peter Kowalchuk, Ontario, Canada, Stephen Williams Smith, Raleigh, N.C., Jack Ryan Williamson, Lewisville, Texas, James Scott Williamson, Denton, Texas, and Walter Scott Williamson, Lewisville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2012 (13/359,920). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,117.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,117&RS=PN/86,90,117 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Zimmer Orthobiologics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Zimmer Orthobiologics, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,874) developed by Kevin J. Thorne, Austin, Texas, for a "composition and process for bone growth and repair." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2010 (12/849,414). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,874.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,874&RS=PN/86,90,874 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seahorse Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Seahorse Equipment, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,690,483) developed by Steven John Leverette, Richmond, Texas, for a "method for assembling tendons." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2013 (14/057,733). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,483.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,483&RS=PN/86,90,483 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Themosettable Componsition ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland. Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,691,920) developed by two co-inventors for a "[t]hermosettable composition containing a half ester of a cycloaliphatic diol and a thermoset product therefrom." The co-inventors are Yong-Jiang Li, Shanghai, and Ludovic Valette, Lake Jackson, Texas. The patent application was filed on April 21, 2009 (13/265,375). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8691920.PN.&OS=PN/8691920&RS=PN/8691920 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Retortable Easy Opening Seals ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,691,916) developed by four co-inventors for "[r]etortable easy opening seals for film extrusion." The co-inventors are Morgan M. Hughes, Angleton, Texas, Kim L. Walton, Lake Jackson, Texas, Xiaosong Wu, Sugar Land, Texas, and Lamy J. Chopin III, Missouri City, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,140). 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=8691916.PN.&OS=PN/8691916&RS=PN/8691916 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Interconnected Copolymers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,691,923) developed by three co-inventors for "[i]nterconnected copolymers of ethylene in combination with at least one polysiloxane." The co-inventors are Teresa P. Karjala, Lake Jackson, Texas, and John O. Osby, Lake Jackson, Texas, and Mehmet Demirors, Pearland, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (13/394,675). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8691923.PN.&OS=PN/8691923&RS=PN/8691923 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Aviation Devices & Electronic Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Aviation Devices & Electronic Components, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,033) developed by Jeffrey D. Busby, Millsap, Texas, and Douglas J. Smith, Weatherford, Texas, for a "positioning a workpiece on a sticky gasket." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/533,531). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,033.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,033&RS=PN/86,91,033 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** William Marsh Rice University, Glycos Biotechnologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- William Marsh Rice University, Houston, and Glycos Biotechnologies, Houston, have been assigned a patent (8,691,552) developed by Ramon Gonzalez, Houston, and Paul Campbell, Houston, for "microaerobic cultures for converting glycerol to chemicals." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (13/126,499). 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=86,91,552.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,552&RS=PN/86,91,552 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Activision Publishing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Activision Publishing, Santa Monica, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,692,835) developed by four co-inventors for "spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe." The co-inventors are Rick Allen Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Brian Marshall O'Connell, Research Triangle Park, N.C., Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/618,850). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=10&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=469&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. *** Research Triangle Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and BASF, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,691,171) developed by six co-inventors for "removing sulphur oxides from a fluid stream." The co-inventors are Torsten Katz, Neustadt, Germany, Christian Riemann, Altrip, Germany, Karsten Bartling, Neustadt, Germany, Sean Taylor Rigby, Houston, Luke James Ivor Coleman, Durham, N.C., and Marty Alan Lail, Raleigh, N.C. The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/782,290). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,691,171.PN.&OS=PN/8,691,171&RS=PN/8,691,171 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mary Kay Assigned Patent for Stable Three-phased Emulsions ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Mary Kay, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,248) developed by Amit Patel, Dallas, for stable three-phased emulsions. The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2008 (12/253,624). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,248.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,248&RS=PN/86,91,248 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Combined Image Projection and Capture System Using on and Off State Positions of Spatial Light Modulator ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,690,340) developed by Steven M. Penn, Plano, Texas, Duane S. Dewald, Dallas, and Matthew G. Hine, Richardson, Texas, for a "combined image projection and capture system using on and off state positions of spatial light modulator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2008 (12/334,240). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,90,340.PN.&OS=PN/86,90,340&RS=PN/86,90,340 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mary Kay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Mary Kay, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,691,300) developed by Dawn Burke-Colvin, Dallas, Michelle Hines, Hickory Creek, Texas, and David Gan, Southlake, Texas, for skin care formulations. The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/237,573). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,91,300.PN.&OS=PN/86,91,300&RS=PN/86,91,300 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Screen Compression for Mobile Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,692,837) developed by seven co-inventors for "screen compression for mobile applications." The co-inventors are Krishnan Sreenivas, Santa Clara, Calif., Koen Bennebroek, Santa Clara, Calif., Karthik Bhat, Sunnyvale, Calif., Stefano A. Pescador, Sunnyvale, Calif., David G. Reed, Saratoga, Calif., Brad W. Simeral, San Francisco, and Edward M. Veeser, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2006 (11/534,107). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=10&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=467&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. 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. -1158242 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |