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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (June 16)
[June 16, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (June 16)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Metavante Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Metavante, Jacksonville, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,751,384) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[i]ntegrated bill presentment and payment system and method of operating the same." The co-inventors are Hans E. Myklebust, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Dushyant Sharma, Richmond Hill, California, Timothy J. Patneaude, Milwaukee, Michael J. Kaminski, Milwaukee, John L. Watry, Elm Grove, Murali Chirala, Morgan Hill, California, and Shankar Srinivasan, Saratoga, California.



The patent application was filed on May 8, 2002 (10/141,146). 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=8751384.PN.&OS=PN/8751384&RS=PN/8751384 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Concept Hedging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Concept Hedging, Miami, has been assigned a patent (8,751,360) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus, article and computer methods "for contract values." The co-inventors are Matthew B. Schoen, Ojai, California, Wayne F. Perg, Sierra Vista, Arizona, and John Andrew Pfleger, Delray Beach, Florida.


The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/844,271). 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=8751360.PN.&OS=PN/8751360&RS=PN/8751360 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Philips Lumileds Lighting Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Light Emitting Device with Pre-fabricated Wavelength Converting Element ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Philips Lumileds Lighting, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,921) developed by five co-inventors for a "semiconductor light emitting device with pre-fabricated wavelength converting element." The co-inventors are Paul S. Martin, Pleasanton, California, Gerd O. Mueller, San Jose, California, Regina B. Mueller-Mach, San Jose, California, Helena Ticha, Srch, Czech Republic, and Ladislav Tichy, Srch, Czech Republic.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/403,926). 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=8,748,921.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,921&RS=PN/8,748,921 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Exelixis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Exelixis, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,440) developed by four co-inventors for "quinazolinone modulators of nuclear receptors." The co-inventors are Richard Martin, San Diego, Jeffrey D. Kahl, San Diego, Brenton T. Flatt, Poway, California, and Ronald Griffith, Escondido, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,328). 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=8,748,440.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,440&RS=PN/8,748,440 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for Inhibitors of Mitochondrial Fission and Methods of Use Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Stanford University, Stanford, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,393) developed by Daria Mochly-Rosen, Menlo Park, California, Xin Qi, Beachwood, Ohio, and Nir Qvit, Menlo Park, California, for "inhibitors of mitochondrial fission and methods of use thereof." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2012 (13/471,221). 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=8,748,393.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,393&RS=PN/8,748,393 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Improved Color Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,574) developed by Assana Fard, Sunnyvale, California, for a "method and apparatus for improved color management." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/242,468). 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=8,749,574.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,574&RS=PN/8,749,574 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Barrier Commands in Cache Tiling Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,564) developed by Ziyad S. Hakura, Gilroy, California, and Dale L. Kirkland, Madison, Alabama, for "barrier commands in a cache tiling architecture." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2013 (13/935,389). 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=8,749,564.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,564&RS=PN/8,749,564 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Decreasing Power Consumption in Display Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,541) developed by Taesung Kim, Los Altos, California, for "decreasing power consumption in display devices." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2012 (13/440,644). 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=8,749,541.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,541&RS=PN/8,749,541 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baylor College of Medicine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,748,193) developed by T. William Hutchens, Davis, California, and Tai-Tung Yip, Davis, California, for an "apparatus for desorption and ionization of analytes." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2009 (12/372,478). 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=87,48,193.PN.&OS=PN/87,48,193&RS=PN/87,48,193 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Method and System for Coordinated Data Execution Using Primary Graphics Processor and Secondary Graphics Processor ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,561) developed by Dwight D. Diercks, San Francisco, and Abraham B. de Waal, San Jose, California, for a "method and system for coordinated data execution using a primary graphics processor and a secondary graphics processor." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2003 (10/390,120). 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=8,749,561.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,561&RS=PN/8,749,561 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Analogic Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,222) developed by Richard K. Williams, Cupertino, California, for a "method of sensing magnitude of current through semiconductor power device." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2011 (13/113,791). 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=8,749,222.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,222&RS=PN/8,749,222 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Carefusion 303 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Carefusion 303, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,749,379) developed by Melvin Muecke, Ramona, California, David Heffron, San Diego, and Peter Godlewski, San Clemente, California, for the "portable medication dispensing containers." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2012 (13/354,172). 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=8,749,379.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,379&RS=PN/8,749,379 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** City of Hope Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- City of Hope, Duarte, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,405) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer or other diseases." The co-inventors are Hua Yu, Glendora, California, Marcin Kortylewski, Monrovia, California, Richard Jove, Glendora, California, Piotr Marek Swiderski, San Dimas, California, and John J. Rossi, Alta Loma, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/229,146). 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=8,748,405.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,405&RS=PN/8,748,405 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Headway Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Headway Technologies, Milpitas, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,003) developed by four co-inventors for a "high performance MTJ element for conventional MRAM and for STT-RAM and a method for making the same." The co-inventors are Cheng T. Horng, San Jose, California, Ru-Ying Tong, Los Gatos, California, Chyu-Jiuh Tomg, Pleasanton, California, and Witold Kula, Cupertino, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2013 (13/764,357). 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=8,749,003.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,003&RS=PN/8,749,003 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** J. David Gladstone Institutes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,748,464) developed by four co-inventors for the "use of SIRT1 activators or inhibitors to modulate an immune response." The co-inventors are Eric M. Verdin, San Francisco, Melanie Ott, San Francisco, Hye-Sook Kwon, San Mateo, California, and Hyungwook Lim, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on July 16, 2010 (12/838,247). 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=8,748,464.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,464&RS=PN/8,748,464 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Monolithic Power Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Monolithic Power Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,980) developed by Jeesung Jung, San Jose, California, for "U-shape RESURF MOSFET devices and associated methods of manufacturing." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2011 (13/216,187). 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=8,748,980.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,980&RS=PN/8,748,980 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alcon Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,747,426) developed by four co-inventors for a "vitrectomy probe with adjustable cutter port size." The co-inventors are John R. Underwood, Laguna Niguel, California, Matthew Braden Flowers, Lake Forest, California, Jack Robert Auld, Laguna Niguel, California, and John Christopher Huculak, Mission Viejo, California.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2012 (13/419,167). 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=8,747,426.PN.&OS=PN/8,747,426&RS=PN/8,747,426 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Error Check-only Mode ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,565) developed by Joseph P. Bratt, San Jose, California, Peter F. Holland, Sunnyvale, California, and David L. Bowman, San Jose, California, for error check-only mode.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2010 (12/950,239). 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=8,749,565.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,565&RS=PN/8,749,565 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Monolithic Power Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Monolithic Power Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,014) developed by Ji-Hyoung Yoo, Cupertino, California, for "schottky diodes with dual guard ring regions and associated methods." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2011 (13/226,846). 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=8,749,014.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,014&RS=PN/8,749,014 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Integrated Touch Panel for TFT Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,496) developed by Shih Chang Chang, Cupertino, California, and John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, California, for an "integrated touch panel for a TFT display." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/315,869). 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=8,749,496.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,496&RS=PN/8,749,496 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,909) developed by Victor Yin, Cupertino, California, and John Zhong, Cupertino, California, for a display system.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2006 (11/556,633). 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=8,748,909.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,909&RS=PN/8,748,909 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Netflix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Netflix, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,426) developed by W. Reed Hastings, Santa Cruz, California, and Neil D. Hunt, Mountain View, California, for a "user interface and pointing device for a consumer electronics device." The patent application was filed on March 8, 2007 (11/683,858). 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=8,749,426.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,426&RS=PN/8,749,426 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Package with Integrated Selectively Conductive Film Interposer ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,072) developed by six co-inventors for a "semiconductor package with integrated selectively conductive film interposer." The co-inventors are Sam Ziqun Zhao, Irvine, California, Kevin Kunzhong Hu, Irvine, California, Sampath K.V. Karikalan, Irvine, California, Rezaur Rahman Khan, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Pieter Vorenkamp, Laguna Niguel, California, and Xiangdong Chen, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2012 (13/405,186). 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=8,749,072.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,072&RS=PN/8,749,072 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Selective Serine/Threonine Kinase Inhibitors ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,601) developed by four co-inventors for the "selective serine/threonine kinase inhibitors." The co-inventors are Jack Taunton, San Francisco, Michael Cohen, San Francisco, Kevan Shokat, San Francisco, and Chao Zhang, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2006 (12/088,059). 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=8,748,601.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,601&RS=PN/8,748,601 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SDC Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- SDC Technologies, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,506) developed by Ren-Zhi Jin, Irvine, California, for "flexible UV curable coating compositions." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2012 (13/661,266). 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=8,748,506.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,506&RS=PN/8,748,506 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rambus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Rambus, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,042) developed by Frederick A. Ware, Los Altos Hills, California, Ely K. Tsern, Los Altos, California, and Ian P. Shaeffer, San Jose, California, for a "process for making a semiconductor system." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2011 (13/166,996). 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=8,749,042.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,042&RS=PN/8,749,042 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intermolecular, SanDisk 3D Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, California, SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, California, and Toshiba, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,748,237) developed by Dipankar Pramanik, Saratoga, California, Tony P. Chiang, Campbell, California, and Mankoo Lee, Fremont, California, for a "memory device having an integrated two-terminal current limiting resistor." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2013 (14/064,787). 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=8,748,237.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,237&RS=PN/8,748,237 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Symantec, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,361) developed by Maryam Najafi, San Jose, California, and David Sward, Gilroy, California, for a "method and system for tactile signaled authentication." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/233,964). 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=8,749,361.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,361&RS=PN/8,749,361 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent for Electronic Circuit Structure and Method for Forming Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,242) developed by Jurgen H. Daniel, San Francisco, and Ana Claudia Arias, Los Gatos, California, for an "electronic circuit structure and method for forming same." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2012 (13/559,272). 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=8,748,242.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,242&RS=PN/8,748,242 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Mixamo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Mixamo, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,749,556) developed by Edilson de Aguiar, El Cerrito, California, Stefano Corazza, San Francisco, and Emiliano Gambaretto, San Francisco, for "data compression for real-time streaming of deformable 3D models for 3D animation." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2009 (12/579,334). 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=8,749,556.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,556&RS=PN/8,749,556 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illumina Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Illumina, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,748,789) developed by six co-inventors for an "assay instrument for detecting optical signals from samples." The co-inventors are Alexander Triener, San Diego, Erik Allegoren, San Diego, Wenyi Feng, San Diego, Dale Buermann, Hayward, California, Erik Olson, San Diego, and James Osmus, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on May 30, 2013 (13/905,633). 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=8,748,789.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,789&RS=PN/8,748,789 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Image Motion Blurring ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,560) developed by Bas Ording, San Francisco, for image motion blurring.

The patent application was filed on May 18, 2012 (13/475,888). 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=8,749,560.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,560&RS=PN/8,749,560 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Maxim Integrated Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,232) developed by Arkadii V. Samoilov, Saratoga, California, Tyler Parent, Pleasanton, California, and Larry Y. Wang, San Jose, California, for a "semiconductor device having a through-substrate via." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2012 (13/342,420). 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=8,748,232.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,232&RS=PN/8,748,232 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, and Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands have been assigned a patent (8,748,309) developed by four co-inventors for the "integrated circuits with improved gate uniformity and methods for fabricating same." The co-inventors are Ruilong Xie, Albany, New York, Xiuyu Cai, Albany, New York, Kangguo Cheng, Albany, New York, and Ali Khakifirooz, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/618,035). 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=8,748,309.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,309&RS=PN/8,748,309 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Supertex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Supertex, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,294) developed by Jimes Lei, Milpitas, California, for a "low pin count high voltage ultrasound transmitter and method therefor." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/986,968). 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=8,749,294.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,294&RS=PN/8,749,294 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Silergy Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Silergy Technology, Sunnyvale, California, and Silergy Semiconductor Technology, Hangzhou, China, have been assigned a patent (8,749,213) developed by Wei Chen, Saratoga, California, for the "mixed mode control for switching regulator with fast transient responses." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2009 (12/455,978). 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=8,749,213.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,213&RS=PN/8,749,213 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,174) developed by Christian Pura Angeles, San Jose, California, for a "load current management circuit." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/223,080). 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=8,749,174.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,174&RS=PN/8,749,174 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nike Assigned Patent for Temporary Golf Club Shaft-component Connection ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Nike, Beaverton, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,747,249) developed by Bruce D. Burrows, Valencia, California, for a "temporary golf club shaft-component connection." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2012 (13/567,854). 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=8,747,249.PN.&OS=PN/8,747,249&RS=PN/8,747,249 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ArthroCare Assigned Patent for Method and System of Reduction of Low Frequency Muscle Stimulation During Electrosurgical Procedures ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- ArthroCare, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,747,399) developed by Jean Woloszko, Austin, Texas, and Duane W. Marion, Santa Clara, California, for a "method and system of reduction of low frequency muscle stimulation during electrosurgical procedures." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2010 (12/754,727). 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=8,747,399.PN.&OS=PN/8,747,399&RS=PN/8,747,399 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IO Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- IO Semiconductor, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,748,245) developed by Michael A. Stuber, Carlsbad, California, Stuart B. Molin, Carlsbad, California, and Chris Brindle, Poway, California, for a "semiconductor-on-insulator integrated circuit with interconnect below the insulator." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2013 (13/851,926). 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=8,748,245.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,245&RS=PN/8,748,245 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** HRL Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- HRL Laboratories, Malibu, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,244) developed by seven co-inventors for an "enhancement and depletion mode GaN HMETs on the same substrate." The co-inventors are Andrea Corrion, Santa Monica, California, Miroslav Micovic, Thousand Oaks, California, Keisuke Shinohara, Thousand Oaks, California, Peter J. Willadsen, Thousand Oaks, California, Shawn D. Burnham, Oxnard, California, Hooman Kazemi, Thousand Oaks, California, and Paul B. Hashimoto, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on April 26, 2012 (13/456,421). 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=8,748,244.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,244&RS=PN/8,748,244 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Single Step Selective Nitridation ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,259) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for single step selective nitridation." The co-inventors are Udayan Ganguly, Mambai, India, Theresa Kramer Guarini, San Jose, California, Matthew Scott Rogers, Mountain View, California, Yoshitaka Yokota, San Jose, California, Johanes S. Swenberg, Los Gatos, California, and Malcolm J. Bevan, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2011 (13/033,330). 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=8,748,259.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,259&RS=PN/8,748,259 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,749,538) developed by James R. Webster, San Jose, California, Russel A. Martin, Menlo Park, California, and Jennifer L. Gille, Menlo Park, California, for a "device and method of controlling brightness of a display based on ambient lighting conditions." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/278,490). 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=8,749,538.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,538&RS=PN/8,749,538 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for DNA Vaccination for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,404) developed by Lawrence Steinman, Palo Alto, California, Pedro Ruiz, Menlo Park, California, and Hideki Garren, Palo Alto, California, for a "DNA vaccination for treatment of multiple sclerosis and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,555). 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=8,748,404.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,404&RS=PN/8,748,404 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Citrix Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,750,490) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for establishing a communication session among end-points." The co-inventors are Richard Murtagh, Cupertino, California, and Andrey Kovalenko, Union City, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2007 (11/843,516). 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=8750490.PN.&OS=PN/8750490&RS=PN/8750490 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Corbas Marketing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Corbas Marketing, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,748,742) developed by Carlos J. Cordova, Los Angeles, and Sammy Vargas, Rosemead, California, for "wire theft protection for pull boxes." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2012 (13/359,502). 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=8,748,742.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,742&RS=PN/8,748,742 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,212) developed by Roland Sylvere Saint-Pierre, San Jose, California, for a "method and apparatus to control a power factor correction circuit." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2013 (13/918,715). 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=8,749,212.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,212&RS=PN/8,749,212 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Movable Touch Pad with Added Functionality ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,493) developed by Stephen Paul Zadesky, San Carlos, California, Stephen Brian Lynch, Alamo, California, and Brett William Degner, Menlo Park, California, for a "movable touch pad with added functionality." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2007 (11/882,005). 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=8,749,493.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,493&RS=PN/8,749,493 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent for Software Center and Highly Configurable Robotic Systems for Surgery and Other uses ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,189) developed by five co-inventors for a "software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses." The co-inventors are William C. Nowlin, Los Altos, California, Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, California, Bruce M. Schena, Menlo Park, California, David Q. Larkin, Menlo Park, California, and Gary S. Guthart, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2011 (13/175,477). 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=8,749,189.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,189&RS=PN/8,749,189 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Codexis, Pfizer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Codexis, Redwood City, California, and Pfizer, New York, have been assigned a patent (8,748,143) developed by seven co-inventors for "ketoreductase polypeptides for the reduction of acetophenones." The co-inventors are Jack Liang, San Mateo, California, Stephane J. Jenne, Foster City, California, Emily Mundorff, Belmont, California, Charlene Ching, San Jose, California, John M. Gruber, El Dorado Hills, California, Anke Krebber, Palo Alto, California, and Gjalt W. Huisman, San Carlos, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2008 (12/210,195). 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=8,748,143.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,143&RS=PN/8,748,143 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** MEPS Real-Time Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- MEPS Real-Time, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,356) developed by four co-inventors for a "RFID enabled drawer refrigeration system." The co-inventors are Shariq Hussain, Vista, California, Paul M. Elizondo, Escondido, California, Timothy Golde, Forest Ranch, California, and Jimmy Caputo, Carlsbad, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/310,569). 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=8,749,356.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,356&RS=PN/8,749,356 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SuVolta Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- SuVolta, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,270) developed by Lucian Shifren, San Jose, California, Scott E. Thompson, Gainesville, Florida, and Paul E. Gregory, Palo Alto, California, for a "process for manufacturing an improved analog transistor." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2012 (13/553,902). 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=8,748,270.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,270&RS=PN/8,748,270 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alpha to Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Alpha to Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,268) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of making MOSFET integrated with schottky diode with simplified one-time top-contact trench etching." The co-inventors are Ji Pan, San Jose, California, Daniel Ng, Campbell, California, Sung-Shan Tai, San Jose, California, and Anup Bhalla, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2012 (13/722,930). 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=8,748,268.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,268&RS=PN/8,748,268 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Parameter FIFO ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,568) developed by four co-inventors for a parameter FIFO. The co-inventors are Joseph P. Bratt, San Jose, California, Shing Choo, San Francisco, Peter F. Holland, Sunnyvale, California, and Timothy J. Millet, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2010 (12/685,166). 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=8,749,568.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,568&RS=PN/8,749,568 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bridgelux Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Bridgelux, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,202) developed by five co-inventors for a "substrate free LED package." The co-inventors are Mike Kwon, Pleasanton, California, Gerry Keller, Livermore, California, Scott West, Pleasanton, California, Tao Tong, Pleasanton, California, and Babak Imangholi, Livermore, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/619,886). 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=8,748,202.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,202&RS=PN/8,748,202 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Innova Dynamics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Innova Dynamics, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,748,749) developed by seven co-inventors for the "patterned transparent conductors and related manufacturing methods." The co-inventors are Arjun Srinivas, San Francisco, Matthew R. Robinson, San Francisco, Alexander Chow Mittal, Berkeley, California, Michael Eugene Young, Emeryville, California, David Buchanan, San Francisco, Joseph George, Fremont, California, and Yuka Yoshioka, Emeryville, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2012 (13/594,758). 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=8,748,749.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,749&RS=PN/8,748,749 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Vu1 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Vu1, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,749,127) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and manufacturing a cathodoluminescent lighting device." The co-inventors are Richard Herring, Longmont, Colorado, Charles E. Hunt, Davis, California, Bernard K. Vanch, Beaverton, Oregon, Tomas Hasilik, Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Viktor Jelinek, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2010 (13/262,594). 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=8,749,127.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,127&RS=PN/8,749,127 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alliance Pharmaceutical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Alliance Pharmaceutical, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,748,497) developed by Jeffry Weers, Belmont, California, David Klein, Olympia, Washington, and Cindy Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, for "optimized fluorocarbon emulsions for blood substitutes and other therapeutic uses." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2007 (12/227,502). 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=8,748,497.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,497&RS=PN/8,748,497 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Endocare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Endocare, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,747,396) developed by Thach Duong, Tustin, California, and Jay J. Eum, Irvine, California, for a "cryosurgical probe with adjustable sliding apparatus." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2009 (12/581,145). 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=8,747,396.PN.&OS=PN/8,747,396&RS=PN/8,747,396 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Geron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Geron, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,593) developed by Sergei M. Gryaznov, San Mateo, California, Krisztina Pongracz, Oakland, California, and Daria Zielinska, Sunnyvale, California, for the "synthesis of protected 3'-amino nucleoside monomers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2008 (12/341,750). 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=8,748,593.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,593&RS=PN/8,748,593 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Elan Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Elan Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,496) developed by Jesse M. Cedarbaum, San Francisco, for the "methods of treatment of hyperuricemia and associated disease states." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2009 (12/560,113). 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=8,748,496.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,496&RS=PN/8,748,496 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Soraa Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Soraa, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,030) developed by James W. Raring, Goleta, California, and Christiane Elsass, Goleta, California, for "surface morphology of non-polar gallium nitride containing substrates." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2012 (13/621,485). 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=8,749,030.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,030&RS=PN/8,749,030 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amylin Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, have been assigned a patent (8,748,375) developed by Christine M. Mack, Camarillo, California, and Jonathan David Roth, San Diego, for the "methods for affecting body composition using amylin agonists." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2010 (13/256,779). 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=8,748,375.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,375&RS=PN/8,748,375 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Avogy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Avogy, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,015) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and system for fabricating floating guard rings in GaN materials." The co-inventors are Donald R. Disney, Cupertino, California, Andrew P. Edwards, San Jose, California, Hui Nie, Cupertino, California, Richard J. Brown, Los Gatos, California, Isik C. Kizilyalli, San Francisco, David P. Bour, Cupertino, California, Linda Romano, Sunnyvale, California, and Thomas R. Prunty, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2011 (13/299,254). 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=8,749,015.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,015&RS=PN/8,749,015 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Self-aligned Charge-trapping Layers for Non-volatile Data Storage, Processes of Forming Same, and Devices Containing Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Intel, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,264) developed by Kyu S. Min, San Jose, California, for "self-aligned charge-trapping layers for non-volatile data storage, processes of forming same, and devices containing same." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/693,925). 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=8,748,264.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,264&RS=PN/8,748,264 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Charge Storage Device for Detecting Alpha Particles ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,800) developed by seven co-inventors for a "charge storage device for detecting alpha particles." The co-inventors are Timothy Z. Hossain, Austin, Texas, Patrick Mark Clopton, Austin, Texas, Christopher Foster, Austin, Texas, Christopher F. Lyons, Fremont, California, Clayton Fulwood, Austin, Texas, Greg Alan Goodwin, Austin, Texas, and Dan E. Posey, Granite Shoals, Texas.

The patent application was filed on March 5, 2013 (13/786,216). 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=8,748,800.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,800&RS=PN/8,748,800 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Interhealth Nutraceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Interhealth Nutraceuticals, Benicia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,499) developed by Francis C. Lau, Vallejo, California, and Massood Moshrefi, Benicia, California, for "collagen dispersion and method of producing same." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2010 (12/757,698). 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=8,748,499.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,499&RS=PN/8,748,499 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for RNA Interactome Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,354) developed by Howard Yuan-Hao Chang, Stanford, California, and Ci Chu, Stanford, California, for RNA interactome analysis.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2012 (13/569,005). 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=8,748,354.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,354&RS=PN/8,748,354 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Philips Lumileds Lighting Assigned Patent for Common Optical Element for Array of Phosphor Converted Light Emitting Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Philips Lumileds Lighting, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,912) developed by eight co-inventors for a "common optical element for an array of phosphor converted light emitting devices." The co-inventors are Michael D. Camras, Sunnyvale, California, William R. Imler, Oakland, California, Franklin J. Wall Jr., Vacaville, California, Frank M. Steranka, San Jose, California, Michael R. Krames, Mountain View, California, Helena Ticha, Srch, Czech Republic, Ladislav Tichy, Srch, Czech Republic, and Robertus G. Alferink, Son, The Netherlands.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2011 (13/288,291). 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=8,748,912.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,912&RS=PN/8,748,912 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,730) developed by Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, California, and Richard C. Flagan, Pasadena, California, for "systems and methods for concentrating solar energy without tracking the sun." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2010 (12/723,625). 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=8,748,730.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,730&RS=PN/8,748,730 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Enphase Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Enphase Energy, Petaluma, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,395) developed by Martin Fornage, Petaluma, California, and Raghuveer R. Belur, Los Altos Hills, California, for a "method and apparatus for indicating a disconnection within a distributed generator." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/088,997). 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=8,749,395.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,395&RS=PN/8,749,395 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Immersion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Immersion, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,495) developed by Danny A. Grant, Laval, Canada, and Robert Heubel, San Leandro, California, for a "multiple actuation handheld device." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2008 (12/237,334). 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=8,749,495.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,495&RS=PN/8,749,495 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ligand Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,633) developed by Lin Zhi, San Diego, for the "selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) and uses thereof." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2012 (13/694,063). 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=8,748,633.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,633&RS=PN/8,748,633 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Maxim Integrated Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,007) developed by four co-inventors for a "light sensor having transparent substrate and diffuser formed therein." The co-inventors are Nicole D. Kerness, Menlo Park, California, Arkadii V. Samoilov, Saratoga, California, Zhihai Wang, Sunnyvale, California, and Joy T. Jones, Fremont, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2011 (13/337,871). 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=8,749,007.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,007&RS=PN/8,749,007 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,425) developed by four co-inventors for "reference charge cancellation for analog-to-digital converters." The co-inventors are Jason Hu, Palo Alto, California, Xinyu Yu, San Jose, California, Jing Yang, Fremont, California, and Sumant Ranganathan, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2012 (13/722,388). 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=8,749,425.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,425&RS=PN/8,749,425 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LifeWave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- LifeWave, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,749,333) developed by David G. Schmidt, Poway, California, for "system configuration using a double helix conductor." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2012 (13/457,347). 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=8,749,333.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,333&RS=PN/8,749,333 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Capacitive Sensing ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,523) developed by Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, California, Omar S. Leung, Palo Alto, California, and David Thomas Amm, Sunnyvale, California, for "methods and apparatus for capacitive sensing." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2010 (12/861,640). 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=8,749,523.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,523&RS=PN/8,749,523 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Sharing Binding Groups Between Shaders ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,562) developed by Jerome F. Duluk Jr., Palo Alto, California, for "sharing binding groups between shaders." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2009 (12/565,466). 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=8,749,562.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,562&RS=PN/8,749,562 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** eBay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- eBay, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,452) developed by Marc Peter Hosein, Saratoga, California, and Steve Yankovich, San Jose, California, for "methods and systems for displaying content on multiple networked devices with a simple command." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2011 (13/340,308). 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=8,749,452.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,452&RS=PN/8,749,452 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Innova Dynamics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Innova Dynamics, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,749,009) developed by four co-inventors for "device components with surface-embedded additives and related manufacturing methods." The co-inventors are Michael Eugene Young, Emeryville, California, Arjun Daniel Srinivas, San Francisco, Matthew R. Robinson, San Francisco, and Alexander Chow Mittal, Berkeley, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2011 (13/205,526). 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=8,749,009.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,009&RS=PN/8,749,009 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Immersion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Immersion, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,507) developed by Henry DaCosta, Montreal, Christophe Ramstein, San Francisco, and Danny Grant, Laval, Canada, for "systems and methods for adaptive interpretation of input from a touch-sensitive input device." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2012 (13/441,108). 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=8,749,507.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,507&RS=PN/8,749,507 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Plexxikon, Hoffman-La Roche Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Plexxikon, Berkeley, California, and Hoffman-La Roche, Nutley, New Jersey, have been assigned a patent (8,748,455) developed by seven co-inventors for "solid forms of a pharmaceutically active substance." The co-inventors are Prabha N. Ibrahim, Mountain View, California, Gary Conard Visor, Castro Valley, California, Shan-Ming Kuang, Florence, South Carolina, Baoshu Zhao, Florence, South Carolina, Ralph Diodone, Breisach, Germany, Karsten Fahnrich, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, and Urs Schwitter, Reinach, Switzerland.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/817,124). 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=8,748,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,455&RS=PN/8,748,455 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,746,626) developed by Christopher P. Henry, Thousand Oaks, California, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Los Angeles, and Sloan P. Smith, Calabasas, California, for an "adaptive structural core for morphing panel structures." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2010 (12/699,285). 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=8,746,626.PN.&OS=PN/8,746,626&RS=PN/8,746,626 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Varian Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,831) developed by Ivan P. Mollov, Mountain View, California, for "flat panel imagers with pixel separation and method of manufacturing the same." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/323,288). 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=8,748,831.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,831&RS=PN/8,748,831 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, California, has been assigned a patent (8,749,179) developed by Yanwei Liu, Danville, California, and Daniel C. Wack, Fredericksburg, Virginia, for "optical characterization systems employing compact synchrotron radiation sources." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2013 (13/964,880). 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=8,749,179.PN.&OS=PN/8,749,179&RS=PN/8,749,179 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ArthroCare Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Screen Electrode Securement ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- ArthroCare, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,747,400) developed by Robert Bigley, Redwood City, California, and Duane W. Marion, Santa Clara, California, for "systems and methods for screen electrode securement." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2008 (12/190,752). 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=8,747,400.PN.&OS=PN/8,747,400&RS=PN/8,747,400 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Assigned Patent for Surgical Modeling ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Stamford, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,750,583) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for surgical modeling." The co-inventors are James Andrew Zug, Penryn, California, Micah Aaron Forstein, Topeka, Kansas, and Emil Michael Saraga Jr., Apex, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on March 19, 2012 (13/423,345). 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=8750583.PN.&OS=PN/8750583&RS=PN/8750583 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** RefleXion Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- RefleXion Medical, Burlingame, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,825) developed by Samuel Mazin, Menlo Park, California, for a "method and apparatus for emission guided radiation therapy." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2013 (13/895,255). 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=8,748,825.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,825&RS=PN/8,748,825 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Structure for Forming On-chip High Quality Capacitors with ETSOI Transistors ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,748,258) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and structure for forming on-chip high quality capacitors with ETSOI transistors." The co-inventors are Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady, New York, Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, New York, Ali Khakifirooz, Mountain View, California, and Ghavam Shahidi, Pound Ridge, New York.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/316,635). 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=8,748,258.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,258&RS=PN/8,748,258 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for Polysulfide-rubber-coated Activated Carbon (PSR-AC) as Multi-sorbent for Mercury and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBS) ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,338) developed by Richard G. Luthy, Stanford, California, and Eun Ah Kim, Menlo Park, California, for "polysulfide-rubber-coated activated carbon (PSR-AC) as a multi-sorbent for mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/317,555). 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=8,748,338.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,338&RS=PN/8,748,338 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Methods of Treatment of Mitochondrial Disorders ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,748,408) developed by Robert K. Naviaux, San Diego, for "methods of treatment of mitochondrial disorders." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,920). 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=8,748,408.PN.&OS=PN/8,748,408&RS=PN/8,748,408 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited b 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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