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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (April 18)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Surgitrac Assigned Patent for Surgical Object and Fluid Monitoring System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17 -- Surgitrac, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,692,140) developed by three co-inventors for a "surgical object and fluid monitoring system having highly sensitive and reliable detection of objects being placed in a container." The co-inventors are Richard A. Pollock, Atlanta, Thomas D. Cox, Grand Prairie, Texas, and Mahmood S. Kassam, Ontario, Canada. The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/839,042). 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=8692140.PN.&OS=PN/8692140&RS=PN/8692140 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,698,038) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for the automated application of hardfacing material to rolling cutters of earth-boring drill bits." The co-inventors are David K. Luce, Splendora, Texas, Alan J. Massey, Houston, Kenneth E. Gilmore, Cleveland, Texas, and Keith L. Nehring, Houston. The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2009 (12/562,797). 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=8,698,038.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,038&RS=PN/8,698,038 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,697,929) developed by five co-inventors for a "xylene isomerization process and catalyst therefor." The co-inventors are John Di-Yi Ou, Houston, April D. Ross, Beaumont, Texas, Doron Levin, Highland Park, N.J., Mohan Kalyanaraman, Media, Pa., and Wenyih Frank Lai, Bridgewater, N.J. The patent application was filed on April 6, 2011 (13/081,351). 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=8,697,929.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,929&RS=PN/8,697,929 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent for Methods of Using Fluid Loss Additives Comprising Micro Gels ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,697,609) developed by Ryan G. Ezell, Spring, Texas, and Jun Jim Wu, Houston, for "methods of using fluid loss additives comprising micro gels." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2011 (13/051,077). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,697,609.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,609&RS=PN/8,697,609 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cabot Microelectronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Cabot Microelectronics, Aurora, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,697,576) developed by five co-inventors for a "composition and method for polishing polysilicon." The co-inventors are Brian Reiss, Woodridge, Ill., Timothy Johns, Naperville, Ill., Michael White, Ridgefield, Conn., Lamon Jones, Aurora, Ill., and John Clark, Pflugerville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/971,714). 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=86,97,576.PN.&OS=PN/86,97,576&RS=PN/86,97,576 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ShoreTel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- ShoreTel, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,699,481) developed by five co-inventors for a "via site for managing network bandwidth." The co-inventors are Jason Harper, Pleasanton, Calif., Pramod Madabhushi, Austin, Texas, Pascal Crausaz, San Jose, Calif., Kent Fritz, Mountain View, Calif., and Thomas E. Miller, Mountain View, Calif. The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2010 (12/860,784). 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=86,99,481.PN.&OS=PN/86,99,481&RS=PN/86,99,481 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chevron Phillips Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Chevron Phillips Chemical, The Woodlands, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,599) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst." The co-inventors are Elizabeth A. Benham, Spring, Texas, Max P. McDaniel, Bartlesville, Okla., Kathy S. Collins, Bartlesville, Okla., and Stephen M. Wharry, Owasso, Okla. The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2011 (13/029,309). 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=8,697,599.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,599&RS=PN/8,697,599 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Celanese International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,908) developed by G. Paull Torrence, League City, Texas, Brian Hokkanen, Houston, and Yaw-Hwa Liu, Missouri City, Texas, for a "removal of amine compounds from carbonylation process stream containing corrosion metal contaminants." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/101,781). 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=8,697,908.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,908&RS=PN/8,697,908 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Materialytics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Materialytics, Harker Heights, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,699,022) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for analyzing samples." The co-inventors are Catherine E. McManus, Leavenworth, Kan., James W. Dowe III, Richland Springs, Texas, Tristan M. Likes, Fayetteville, N.C., and James W. Dowe IV, Killeen, Texas. The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2013 (13/760,349). 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=8,699,022.PN.&OS=PN/8,699,022&RS=PN/8,699,022 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silicon Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Silicon Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,698,471) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for a digital-to-charge converter (DQC)." The co-inventors are Jefferson L. Gokingco, Austin, Texas, Stephen C. Gerber, Austin, Texas, Wayne T. Holcombe, Mountain View, Calif., Miroslav Svajda, San Jose, Calif., and Robert G. Farmer, Modesto, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/975,819). 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=8,698,471.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,471&RS=PN/8,698,471 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Andrew LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Andrew LLC, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,699,943) developed by Thomas Kummetz, Forest, Va., and Matthew Melester, McKinney, Texas, for a "mobile repeater system and method having geophysical location awareness without use of GPS." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2012 (13/485,207). 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=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140415.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/15/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/04/15/2014+AND+AS/NC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** EEStor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- EEStor, Cedar Park, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,698,352) developed by Richard D. Weir, Cedar Park, Texas, for a "rapid activation fusible link." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2010 (12/860,519). 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=8,698,352.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,352&RS=PN/8,698,352 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rudolph Technologies Assigned Patent for Substrate Handler ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Rudolph Technologies, Flanders, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,698,327) developed by nine co-inventors for a substrate handler. The co-inventors are Troy Palm, Eden Prairie, Minn., Kevin J. Barr, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., Ralph P. Sowden, Minneapolis, Matthew M. Laberge, Plymouth, Minn., Andrey MonJoseph, Shakopee, Minn., Brian Delsey, Farmersville, Texas, Emily Nordick, Jordan, Minn., Richard Sobotka, Farmington, Minn., and Chetan Suresh, Apple Valley, Minn. The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2012 (13/352,160). 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=8,698,327.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,327&RS=PN/8,698,327 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baylor Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Baylor Research, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,748) developed by Charles R. Roe, Rockwall, Texas, for a "glycogen or polysaccharide storage disease treatment method." The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2012 (13/343,578). 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=8,697,748.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,748&RS=PN/8,697,748 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,698,889) developed by six co-inventors for a "metrology system for imaging workpiece surfaces at high robot transfer speeds." The co-inventors are Abraham Ravid, Cupertino, Calif., Todd Egan, Fremont, Calif., Karen Lingel, Union City, Calif., Mitchell DiSanto, Georgetown, Texas, Hari Kishore Ambal, San Jose, Calif., and Edward Budiarto, Fremont, Calif. The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2010 (12/707,335). 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=86,98,889.PN.&OS=PN/86,98,889&RS=PN/86,98,889 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** M-I LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- M-I LLC, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,697,611) developed by four co-inventors for "high density brines for use in wellbore fluids." The co-inventors are Hui Zhang, Sugar Land, Texas, Robert L. Horton, Sugar Land, Texas, Bethicia B. Prasek, The Woodlands, Texas, and Mary L.K. Dimataris, Houston. The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2005 (11/792,797). 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=8,697,611.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,611&RS=PN/8,697,611 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,699,355) developed by Jose J. Macias, Grand Prairie, Texas, for a "method and system for performing network diagnostics utilizing a secondary communications medium." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (11/960,814). 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=8,699,355.PN.&OS=PN/8,699,355&RS=PN/8,699,355 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Method of Manufacture Integrated Circuit Package ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,496) developed by Donald Charles Abbott, Norton, Mass., Ubol Annie Udompanyavit, Dallas, and Brian Eugene Parks, Sherman, Texas, for a "method of manufacture integrated circuit package." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2012 (13/644,647). 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=8,697,496.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,496&RS=PN/8,697,496 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nalco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Nalco, Naperville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,697,615) developed by Thomas N. Tekavec, Houston, and Marcus D. Faust Jr., Houston, for "polyepihalohydrin reverse emulsion breakers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,811). 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=86,97,615.PN.&OS=PN/86,97,615&RS=PN/86,97,615 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Intuitively Connecting Graphical Shapes ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,698,807) developed by five co-inventors for "intuitively connecting graphical shapes." The co-inventors are Ming-Fa Hsu, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Chen-Yu Kuo, SanChung, Taiwan, Pei-Hsuan Lin, Taipei, Taiwan, Kang-Liang Liu, Yonghe, Taiwan, and Mark D. Rogalski, Leander, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/239,283). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,698,807.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,807&RS=PN/8,698,807 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,698,502) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for estimating formation resistivity and porosity." The co-inventors are Jing Li, Houston, Gary Kainer, Tomball, Texas, Marvin Rourke, Banstead, United Kingdom, and Michael Bittar, Houston. The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2012 (13/624,047). 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=8,698,502.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,502&RS=PN/8,698,502 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Well Treatment with Complexed Metal Crosslinkers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,610) developed by four co-inventors for a "well treatment with complexed metal crosslinkers." The co-inventors are Andrey Mirakyan, Houston, Michael D. Parris, Richmond, Texas, Carlos Abad, Richmond, Texas, and Yiyan Chen, Sugar Land, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 7, 2008 (12/116,730). 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=8,697,610.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,610&RS=PN/8,697,610 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Celanese International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,802) developed by Mark O. Scates, Houston, for a "process for producing polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer thereof." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2011 (13/305,203). 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=8,697,802.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,802&RS=PN/8,697,802 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Path Rendering with Path Clipping ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,698,837) developed by Mark J. Kilgard, Austin, Texas, for a "path rendering with path clipping." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2011 (13/110,777). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,98,837.PN.&OS=PN/86,98,837&RS=PN/86,98,837 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Texas System Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,840) developed by Sreerama Shetty, Tyler, Texas, and Steven Idell, Tyler, Texas, for a "peptide inhibition of lung epithelial apoptosis and pulmonary fibrosis." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2009 (12/398,757). 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=8,697,840.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,840&RS=PN/8,697,840 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Clock Divider Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,698,525) developed by Rajesh Velayuthan, Dallas, for a clock divider circuit. The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2013 (14/040,697). 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=8,698,525.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,525&RS=PN/8,698,525 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fina Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Fina Technology, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,697,208) developed by five co-inventors for "polystyrene nanocomposites for blow molding applications." The co-inventors are Luyi Sun, Pearland, Texas, Jose Sosa, Deer Park, Texas, Juan Aguirre, League City, Texas, and Mark Leland, Houston, and Theodore Harris, Houston. The patent application was filed on July 24, 2009 (12/508,598). 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=8,697,208.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,208&RS=PN/8,697,208 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Programmable Compute Engine Screen Mapping ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,698,814) developed by James M. Van Dyke, Austin, Texas, for a "programmable compute engine screen mapping." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2009 (12/578,391). 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=86,98,814.PN.&OS=PN/86,98,814&RS=PN/86,98,814 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,699,723) developed by Eric P. Fried, Austin, Texas, and Suresh Sabarathinam, Bangalore, India, for an "audio device volume manager using measured volume perceived at a first audio device to control volume generation by a second audio device" The patent application was filed on July 20, 2010 (12/839,439). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,699,723.PN.&OS=PN/8,699,723&RS=PN/8,699,723 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kellogg Brown & Root Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kellogg Brown & Root, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,697,917) developed by Theodor R. Wilks, Sugar Land, Texas, Manish Bhargava, Katy, Texas, and Eric Wing-Tak Wong, Houston, for a "methods and systems for co-producing a low-methanol content acetone." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2012 (13/622,268). 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=8,697,917.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,917&RS=PN/8,697,917 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kennametal Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kennametal, Latrobe, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,697,258) developed by four co-inventors for "articles having improved resistance to thermal cracking." The co-inventors are Prakash K. Mirchandani, Houston, Alfred J. Mosco, Spring, Texas, Eric W. Olsen, Cypress, Texas, and Steven G. Caldwell, Hendersonville, Tenn. The patent application was filed on July 14, 2011 (13/182,474). 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=8,697,258.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,258&RS=PN/8,697,258 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,697,992) developed by six co-inventors for an "extended length cable assembly for a hydrocarbon well application." The co-inventors are Peter Gillan, Denend, United Kingdom, Joseph Varkey, Sugar Land, Texas, Jose Ramon Lozano-Gendreau, Stafford, Texas, Vladimir Hernandez-Solis, Stafford, Texas, and Jan W. Smits, Clamart, France, and Hifzi Ardic, Sugar Land, Texas. The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/356,599). 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=8,697,992.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,992&RS=PN/8,697,992 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Display System and Method for Generating Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,698,653) developed by four co-inventors for a "display system and method for generating a display." The co-inventors are William Rogers, Minneapolis, Michael Christian Dorneich, St. Paul, Minn., Chris Hamblin, League City, Texas, and Stephen Whitlow, St. Louis Park, Minn. The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,645). 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=8,698,653.PN.&OS=PN/8,698,653&RS=PN/8,698,653 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Active Set Management Enhancement for Reliable Soft Handoff in 1XEV-DO System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,699,415) developed by eight co-inventors for an "active set management enhancement for reliable soft handoff in 1XEV-DO system." The co-inventors are Xixian Chen, Nepean, Canada, Weigang Li, Nepean, Canada, Vasanta Chivukula, Nepean, Canada, Shiva Mirzaei-Rezaei, Kanata, Canada, Brian Troup, Richardson, Texas, Miroslav Budic, Murphy, Texas, Yong Zhou, Kirkland, Canada, and Ryan Santa, Kanata, Canada. The patent application was filed on May 2, 2011 (13/098,863). 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=86,99,415.PN.&OS=PN/86,99,415&RS=PN/86,99,415 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Assigned Patent for a Mobile Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- AT&T, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,699,413) developed by five co-inventors for network servers, systems, and methods "for multiple personas on a mobile device." The co-inventors are Karen Mullis, Loganville, Ga., Yakun Gao, Ballwin, Mo., Scott Andrew Steinbrueck, St. Louis, Steven A. Siegel, Mendham, N.J., and Douglas Scott Ring, Carrollton, Texas. The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2010 (12/849,495). 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