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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (June 30)
[June 30, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (June 30)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Intellitact Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Intellitact, Beverly Hills, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,424) developed by Kevin Laubach, Beverly Hills, California, for a touch enhanced interface.

The patent application was filed on March 17, 2012 (13/423,212). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,424.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,424&RS=PN/8,760,424 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** LSI Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- LSI Corp., San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,225) developed by six co-inventors for "BiCMOS gate driver for class-S radio frequency power amplifier." The co-inventors are Ross S. Wilson, Menlo Park, California, Said E. Abdelli, Minneapolis, Peter Kiss, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Donald R. Laturell, Oak Hill, Florida, Kameran Azadet, Pasadena, California, and James F. MacDonald, Stillwater, Minnesota.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2013 (13/736,442). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,225.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,225&RS=PN/8,760,225 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.


*** Optiz Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Optiz, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,930) developed by Vage Oganesian, Sunnyvale, California, for a "low profile image sensor package." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2012 (13/609,002). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,930.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,930&RS=PN/8,759,930 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent for System and Method for Simulating Stiff Bristle Brushes Using Stiffness-height Parameterization ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,438) developed by Stephen J. DiVerdi, San Francisco, Sunil Hadap, San Jose, California, and Aravind Krishnaswamy, San Jose, California, for a "system and method for simulating stiff bristle brushes using stiffness-height parameterization." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,599). 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=8,760,438.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,438&RS=PN/8,760,438 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Variation-tolerant Periodic Synchronizer ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,204) developed by William J. Dally, Los Altos Hills, California, and Stephen G. Tell, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a variation-tolerant periodic synchronizer.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2012 (13/681,929). 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=8,760,204.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,204&RS=PN/8,760,204 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Gilead Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Gilead Sciences, Foster City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,544) developed by five co-inventors for the "synthesis of an antiviral compound." The co-inventors are Jared Wayne Evans, Belmont, California, Shinji Fujimori, San Francisco, Grace M. Huynh, San Francisco, Qi Liu, Union City, California, and Martin Gerald Teresk, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/801,039). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,544.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,544&RS=PN/8,759,544 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pixar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Pixar, Emeryville, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,466) developed by Michael Kass, Berkeley, California, and Davide Pesare, San Francisco, for "coherent noise for non-photorealistic rendering." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/854,059). 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=8,760,466.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,466&RS=PN/8,760,466 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Managing Marketing ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,760,469) developed by five co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for managing marketing." The co-inventors are Linda Roberts, Boynton Beach, Florida, E-Lee Chang, Marbleton, Georgia, Ja-Young Sung, San Jose, California, Natasha Barrett Schultz, Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Robert Arthur King, Roswell, Georgia.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2009 (12/613,635). 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=8760469.PN.&OS=PN/8760469&RS=PN/8760469 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,759,657) developed by Prajakt Kulkarni, San Diego, and Suresh Devalapalli, San Diego, for "systems and methods for providing variable root note support in an audio player." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/358,030). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,657.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,657&RS=PN/8,759,657 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Prosetta Antiviral Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Prosetta Antiviral, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,759,336) developed by five co-inventors for antiviral compounds. The co-inventors are Clarence R. Hurt, Los Altos, California, Vishwanath Lingappa, San Francisco, Beverly Freeman, Albany, California, Andy Atuegbu, Dublin, California, and Anatoliy Kitaygorodorskyy, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2012 (13/423,141). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,336.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,336&RS=PN/8,759,336 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,908) developed by Sik Lui, Sunnyvale, California, Anup Bhalla, Santa Clara, California, and Daniel Ng, Campbell, California, for a "two-dimensional shielded gate transistor device and method of manufacture." The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2011 (13/286,733). 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=8,759,908.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,908&RS=PN/8,759,908 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IQ-Analog Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- IQ-Analog, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,760,335) developed by Michael Kappes, San Diego, for an "externally controlled data converter with configurable functions." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2014 (14/164,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,335.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,335&RS=PN/8,760,335 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tessera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Tessera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,982) developed by Richard Dewitt Crisp, Hornitos, California, Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, California, and Wael Zohni, San Jose, California, for the deskewed multi-die packages.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2013 (13/950,912). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,982.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,982&RS=PN/8,759,982 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method to Bridge Telephone and Data Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,487) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus and method to bridge telephone and data networks." The co-inventors are Stewart H. Sonnenfeldt, Burlingame, California, Venkatram R. Kuditipudi, Los Altos, California, Arno Penzias, San Francisco, and Subrah S. Iyar, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/903,141). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,487.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,487&RS=PN/8,760,487 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Coffee Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Coffee Technologies, San Carlos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,727) developed by Robert G. Gard, San Carlos, California, Glen T. Poss, Nine Mile Falls, Washington, and Robert Barker, Palo Alto, California, for a "microwave oven for roasting low moisture foods." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2011 (13/189,502). 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=8,759,727.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,727&RS=PN/8,759,727 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,455) developed by Jerome F. Duluk Jr., Palo Alto, California, Thomas Roell, Denver, and James C. Bowman, Pescadero, California, for a "restart index that sets a topology." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2010 (12/897,622). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,455&RS=PN/8,760,455 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Analog Test Engines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Analog Test Engines, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,760,180) developed by Jeffrey Allen King, San Diego, for "systems and methods mitigating temperature dependence of circuitry in electronic devices." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2013 (13/953,689). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,180.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,180&RS=PN/8,760,180 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Chevron USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,242) developed by Shuwu Yang, Richmond, California, Julie Chabot, Novato, California, and Bruce Edward Reynolds, Martinez, California, for "hydroprocessing catalysts and methods for making thereof." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/233,455). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,242.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,242&RS=PN/8,759,242 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,210) developed by Jeffrey S. Earl, San Jose, California, for "multiple samples with delay in oversampling in phase." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2012 (13/626,787). 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=8,760,210.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,210&RS=PN/8,760,210 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for Methods and Compositions for Reducing Viral Genome Amounts in Target Cell ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,312) developed by Peter Sarnow, Palo Alto, California, Catherine L. Jopling, Beeston, United Kingdom, and Alissa M. Lancaster, Portland, Oregon, for "methods and compositions for reducing viral genome amounts in a target cell." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,694). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,312.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,312&RS=PN/8,759,312 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Burnham Institute for Medical Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,756) developed by four co-inventors for an "automated scanning cytometry using chromatic aberration for multiplanar image acquisition." The co-inventors are Jeffrey H. Price, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Martin Weinigel, Wittenberg, Germany, Derek N. Fuller, San Diego, and Albert L. Kellner, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2009 (12/587,923). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,756.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,756&RS=PN/8,760,756 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, California, has assigned a patent (8,760,649) developed by Andrei Veldman, Santa Clara, California, and John J. Hench, Los Gatos, California, for "model-based metrology using tesselation-based discretization." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/074,761). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,649.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,649&RS=PN/8,760,649 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tela Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Tela Innovations, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,882) developed by Scott T. Becker, Scotts Valley, California, and Michael C. Smayling, Fremont, California, for a "semiconductor device with dynamic array sections defined and placed according to manufacturing assurance halos." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/007,582). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,882.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,882&RS=PN/8,759,882 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Diomics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Diomics, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,075) developed by five co-inventors for "biologic sample collection devices and methods of production and use thereof." The co-inventors are Jeff Morhet, Gilbert, Arizona, Thomas J. Kindt, Placitas, New Mexico, Franco A. Ferrari, La Jolla, California, Frederic Zenhausern, Fountain Hills, Arizona, and Vasana Maneeratana, Phoenix.

The patent application was filed on July 13, 2012 (13/548,643). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,075.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,075&RS=PN/8,759,075 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,021) developed by Richard F. Post, Walnut Creek, California, for "centrifugally decoupling touchdown bearings." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/118,857). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,021.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,021&RS=PN/8,760,021 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Sub-pellicle Defect Reduction on Photomasks ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,758,962) developed by Jay S. Burnham, Essex Junction, Vermont, Frances A. Houle, San Jose, California, and Louis M. Kindt, Essex Junction, Vermont, for a "method and apparatus for sub-pellicle defect reduction on photomasks." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,427). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,758,962.PN.&OS=PN/8,758,962&RS=PN/8,758,962 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Xilinx, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,690) developed by Andrew J. DeBaets, Cupertino, California, for a "circuit for and method of routing signals in a plurality of metal layers of an integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2012 (13/369,228). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,690.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,690&RS=PN/8,759,690 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System Assigned Patent for Cell-free Tissue Replacement for Tissue Engineering ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,758,794) developed by Christine Schmidt, Austin, Texas, and Terry Hudson, San Clemente, California, for a "cell-free tissue replacement for tissue engineering." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2008 (12/135,772). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,758,794.PN.&OS=PN/8,758,794&RS=PN/8,758,794 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Co-operative Traffic Notification ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,314) developed by Prashanth Ramachandran, Foster City, California, for a co-operative traffic notification.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2012 (13/493,426). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,314.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,314&RS=PN/8,760,314 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,297) developed by Timothy T. Goodnow, Pleasanton, California, and Lei (Lawrence) He, Moraga, California, for an "analyte meter including an RFID reader." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2013 (13/852,276). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,297.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,297&RS=PN/8,760,297 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Remote Control Signal Learning and Processing By Host Device and Accessory ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,265) developed by Scott Krueger, San Francisco, for a "remote control signal learning and processing by a host device and accessory." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2009 (12/437,947). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,265.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,265&RS=PN/8,760,265 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Pet Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- United Pet Group, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,757,095) developed by Michael Farmer, Southlake, Texas, and Steven J. Behrens, Costa Mesa, California, for a pet enclosure.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2012 (13/349,196). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,757,095.PN.&OS=PN/8,757,095&RS=PN/8,757,095 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verifone Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Verifone, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,292) developed by four co-inventors for a "point of sale terminal having enhanced security." The co-inventors are Richard H.H. Neo, Singapore, Mehran Mirkazemi-Moud, Rocklin, California, John Henry Barrowman, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Christian Eric Schulz, Mission Viejo, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/717,957). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,292.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,292&RS=PN/8,760,292 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,632) developed by eight co-inventors for "polynucleotides encoding isoprenoid modifying enzymes and methods of use thereof." The co-inventors are Dae-Kyun Ro, Calgary, Canada, Karyn Newman, Berkeley, California, Eric M. Paradise, Oakland, California, Jay D. Keasling, Berkeley, California, Mario Ouellet, El Cerrito, California, Rachel Eachus, San Francisco, Kimberly Ho, Novato, California, and Timothy Ham, El Cerrito, California.

The patent application was filed on March 21, 2012 (13/426,387). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,632.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,632&RS=PN/8,759,632 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Thermo Finnigan Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Improved Immunosuppressant Drug Monitoring ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,753) developed by Joseph M. Di Bussolo, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Marta Kozak, Palo Alto, California, for "methods and apparatus for improved immunosuppressant drug monitoring." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/830,103). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,753.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,753&RS=PN/8,759,753 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amgen Assigned Patent for Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Uses ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,371) developed by Brian Lucas, San Francisco, for "heterocyclic compounds and their uses." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/703,778). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,371.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,371&RS=PN/8,759,371 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Signal Path Aware Routing of Supply Voltages ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,195) developed by Harold Kutz, Edmonds, Washington, and Hans Klein, Pleasanton, California, for "signal path aware routing of supply voltages." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/536,844). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,195.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,195&RS=PN/8,760,195 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amgen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,532) developed by 20 co-inventors for "pyridine and pyrimidine derivatives as phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitors." The co-inventors are Jennifer R. Allen, Newbury Park, California, Kaustav Biswas, Agoura Hills, California, Frank Chavez Jr., Camarillo, California, Ning Chen, Thousand Oaks, California, Frenel Fils De Morin, San Mateo, California, James R. Falsey, Moorpark, California, Michael J. Frohn, Thousand Oaks, California, Paul E. Harrington, Camarillo, California, Daniel B. Home, Simi Valley, California, Essa Hu Harrington, Camarillo, California, Matthew R. Kaller, Ventura, California, Roxanne K. Kunz, Santa Monica, California, Holger Monenschein, San Diego, Thomas T. Nguyen, Newbury Park, California, Alexander J. Pickrell, Westlake Village, California, Andreas Reichelt, Moorpark, California, Shannon Rumfelt, Camarillo, California, Robert M. Rzasa, Ventura, California, Kelvin Sham, Thousand Oaks, California, and Guomin Yao, Mililani, Hawaii.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2012 (13/676,826). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,532.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,532&RS=PN/8,759,532 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Altera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Altera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,328) developed by five co-inventors for an "interface circuitry for an integrated circuit system." The co-inventors are Wei Yee Koay, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, Chin Ghee Ch'ng, Gelugor, Malaysia, Ket Chiew Sia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, Tony Ngai, Saratoga, California, and Sean Woei Voon, Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,328.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,328&RS=PN/8,760,328 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Redwood Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Redwood Systems, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,734) developed by Jonathan M. Barrilleaux, Oakland, California, for "directional sensors for auto-commissioning lighting systems." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2012 (13/403,544). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,734.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,734&RS=PN/8,759,734 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Deering Banjo Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Deering Banjo Co., Spring Valley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,650) developed by Charles G. Deering, El Cajon, California, and Jens H. Kruger, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for a "banjo bridge base plate." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2012 (13/472,162). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,650.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,650&RS=PN/8,759,650 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cytokinetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cytokinetics, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,380) developed by 10 co-inventors for "certain heterocycles, compositions thereof, and methods for their use." The co-inventors are Luke W. Ashcraft, San Francisco, Gustave Bergnes, Pacifica, California, Chihyuan Chuang, Millbrae, California, Scott Collibee, San Carlos, California, Pu-Ping Lu, Foster City, California, Bradley Morgan, Moraga, California, Alex Muci, San Francisco, Xiangping Qian, Foster City, California, Jeffrey Warrington, San Mateo, California, and Zhe Yang, Daly City, California.

The patent application was filed on April 13, 2012 (13/446,432). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,380.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,380&RS=PN/8,759,380 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fibrogen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Fibrogen, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,759,373) developed by six co-inventors for "cyanoisoquinoline compounds and methods of use thereof." The co-inventors are Michael P. Arend, Foster City, California, Lee A. Flippin, Woodside, California, Min Wu, Sunnyvale, California, Eric D. Turtle, Belmont, California, Wen-Bin Ho, Los Altos, California, and Shaojiang Deng, San Mateo, California.

The patent application was filed on March 26, 2012 (13/430,568). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,373.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,373&RS=PN/8,759,373 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Method of Forming High Growth Rate, Low Resistivity Germanium Film on Silicon Substrate ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,201) developed by Yi-Chiau Huang, Fremont, California, Errol Antonio C. Sanchez, Tracy, California, and Xianzhi Tao, San Jose, California, for a "method of forming high growth rate, low resistivity germanium film on silicon substrate." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2012 (13/482,585). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,201.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,201&RS=PN/8,759,201 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,537) developed by Garrett M. Johnson, San Francisco, Guy Cote, San Jose, California, and James Edmund Orr IV, Cupertino, California, for "capturing and rendering high dynamic range images." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2010 (12/876,095). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,537.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,537&RS=PN/8,760,537 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lytro Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Lytro, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,566) developed by Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, Washington, and Yi-Ren Ng, Palo Alto, California, for a video refocusing.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2013 (14/032,720). 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=8,760,566.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,566&RS=PN/8,760,566 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Mag Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Mag Instrument, Ontario, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,085) developed by Stacey H. West, Temecula, California, for a "multi-mode portable lighting device." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2011 (13/007,981). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,085.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,085&RS=PN/8,760,085 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SuVolta Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- SuVolta, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,872) developed by five co-inventors for a "transistor with threshold voltage set notch and method of fabrication thereof." The co-inventors are Reza Arghavani, Scotts Valley, California, Pushkar Ranade, Los Gatos, California, Lucian Shifren, San Jose, California, Scott E. Thompson, Gainesville, Florida, and Catherine de Villeneuve, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/971,955). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,872.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,872&RS=PN/8,759,872 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Duetto Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Duetto Research, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,760,281) developed by six co-inventors for "system triggered travel alerts." The co-inventors are Neelav Rana, San Francisco, Jose Benavides, San Francisco, Marco Benvenuti, Las Vegas, Anuj K. Jenveja, Las Vegas, Craig Weissman, San Francisco, and Patrick Bosworth, Las Vegas.

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2013 (13/888,623). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,281.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,281&RS=PN/8,760,281 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,196) developed by Xin Liu, El Dorado Hills, California, and Arvind Bomdica, Fremont, California, for a "squelch detection method and circuit using dual rectifying circuit for detecting out-of-band signal." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/316,724). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,196.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,196&RS=PN/8,760,196 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lucasfilm Entertainment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Lucasfilm Entertainment, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,760,449) developed by Christopher J. Horvath, San Francisco, for multi-stage fire simulation.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/652,418). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,449.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,449&RS=PN/8,760,449 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ardea Biosciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,759,577) developed by Stuart Dimock, Lake Forest, California, for a "polymorphic form of N-(S)-(3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)-6-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2,- 3-dihydroxypropyl)cyclopropane-1-sulfonamide and uses thereof." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2013 (13/905,674). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,577.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,577&RS=PN/8,759,577 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dynavax Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Dynavax Technologies, Berkeley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,305) developed by Franck Barrat, San Mateo, California, and Robert L. Coffman, Portola Valley, California, for "methods and compositions for inhibition of innate immune responses and autoimmunity." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2005 (11/212,297). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,305.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,305&RS=PN/8,759,305 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Codexis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Codexis, Redwood City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,064) developed by Vesna Mitchell, San Jose, California, Grzegorz Wojciechowski, Livermore, California, and Oscar Alvizo, Fremont, California, for cellobiohydrolase variants.

The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,849). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,064.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,064&RS=PN/8,759,064 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Switching Multi-mode Antenna ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,760,360) developed by Jerry W. Kuo, San Jose, California, for switching multi-mode antenna.

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2012 (13/421,870). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,360.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,360&RS=PN/8,760,360 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cambrios Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cambrios Technologies, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,606) developed by eight co-inventors for "nanowire-based transparent conductors and applications thereof." The co-inventors are Pierre-Marc Allemand, San Jose, California, Haixia Dai, Mountain View, California, Shuo Na, San Jose, California, Hash Pakbaz, Hayward, California, Florian Pschenitzka, San Francisco, Xina Quan, Saratoga, California, Jelena Sepa, Mountain View, California, and Michael A. Spaid, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2010 (12/905,664). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,606.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,606&RS=PN/8,760,606 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Element Six Technologies U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Element Six Technologies U.S., Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,134) developed by five co-inventors for "gallium-nitride-on-diamond wafers and devices, and methods of manufacture." The co-inventors are Felix Ejeckam, San Francisco, Daniel Francis, Oakland, California, Quentin Diduck, Ithaca, New York, Firooz Nasser-Faili, Los Gatos, California, and Dubravko Babi, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2014 (14/163,681). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,134.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,134&RS=PN/8,759,134 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** General Electric Assigned Patent for System for Travelling Wave MR Imaging at Low Frequencies and Method of Making Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- General Electric, Schenectady, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,760,160) developed by James S. Tropp, Berkeley, California, for a "system for travelling wave MR imaging at low frequencies and method of making same." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,202). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,160.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,160&RS=PN/8,760,160 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Radio- and Electromagnetic Interference Through-silicon Vias for Stacked-die Packages, and Methods of Making Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Intel, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,950) developed by Telesphor Kamgaing, Chandler, Arizona, and Valluri R. Rao, Saratoga, California, for "radio- and electromagnetic interference through-silicon vias for stacked-die packages, and methods of making same." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/101,874). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,950.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,950&RS=PN/8,759,950 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rani Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Rani Therapeutics, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,284) developed by Mir Imran, Los Altos Hills, California, for "therapeutic agent preparations for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2010 (12/978,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,284.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,284&RS=PN/8,759,284 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk 3D Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,176) developed by Usha Raghuram, San Jose, California, and Michael W. Konevecki, San Jose, California, for the "patterning of submicron pillars in a memory array." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2009 (12/422,072). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,176.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,176&RS=PN/8,759,176 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent for Hardware-managed Virtual Buffers Using Shared Memory for Load Distribution ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,460) developed by nine co-inventors for "hardware-managed virtual buffers using a shared memory for load distribution." The co-inventors are Emmett M. Kilgariff, San Jose, California, Steven E. Molnar, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Sean J. Treichler, Sunnyvale, California, Johnny S. Rhoades, Durham, North Carolina, Gernot Schaufler, Mountain View, California, Dale L. Kirkland, Madison, Alabama, Cynthia Ann Edgeworth Allison, Madison, Alabama, Karl M. Wurstner, Madison, Alabama, and Timothy John Purcell, Provo, Utah.

The patent application was filed on May 4, 2010 (12/773,712). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,460.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,460&RS=PN/8,760,460 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** L-3 Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- L-3 Communications, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,760,187) developed by Eric D. Hobbs, Livermore, California, for a "thermocentric alignment of elements on parts of an apparatus." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2008 (12/327,576). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,187.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,187&RS=PN/8,760,187 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E-Views Safety Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- E-Views Safety Systems, Agoura Hills, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,315) developed by William A. Williamson, Thousand Oaks, California, Jarrid Michael Gross, Arvada, Colorado, and Jonathan Youngman, Acapulco, Mexico, for a "system and method for expanding preemption and bus priority signals." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2010 (12/876,978). 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=8,760,315.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,315&RS=PN/8,760,315 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Apparatus to Implement Symmetric Single-ended Termination in Differential Voltage-mode Drivers ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,760,189) developed by five co-inventors for an "apparatus to implement symmetric single-ended termination in differential voltage-mode drivers." The co-inventors are Cheng Zhong, San Diego, Vannam Dang, San Diego, Miao Li, San Diego, Fares K. Maarouf, San Diego, and Tirdad Sowlati, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2011 (13/248,485). 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=8,760,189.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,189&RS=PN/8,760,189 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Pixel Transforms ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,472) developed by Greg B. Abbas, Los Angeles, for pixel transforms.

The patent application was filed on April 1, 2008 (12/060,854). 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=8,760,472.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,472&RS=PN/8,760,472 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,467) developed by John W. Peterson, Menlo Park, California, for the "distortion of raster and vector artwork." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2008 (12/124,059). 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=8,760,467.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,467&RS=PN/8,760,467 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Multi-step and Asymmetrically Shaped Laser Beam Scribing ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,197) developed by James M. Holden, San Jose, California, for "multi-step and asymmetrically shaped laser beam scribing." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/160,822). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,197.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,197&RS=PN/8,759,197 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Methods of Treatment Using Exendin Peptides or GLP-1 Peptides ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, have been assigned a patent (8,759,291) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of treatment using exendin peptides or GLP-1 peptides." The co-inventors are Andrew A. Young, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Will Vine, Poway, California, Kathryn Prickett, Foster City, California, and Nigel R.A. Beeley, Solana Beach, California.

The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,051). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,291.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,291&RS=PN/8,759,291 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,758,372) developed by five co-inventors for the "implantable devices for controlling the size and shape of an anatomical structure or lumen." The co-inventors are Richard G. Cartledge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Leonard Y. Lee, New York, James I. Fann, Portola Valley, California, Josef L. Friedmann, Scotts Valley, California, and James L. Greene, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The patent application was filed on May 21, 2007 (11/802,264). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,758,372.PN.&OS=PN/8,758,372&RS=PN/8,758,372 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SeptRx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- SeptRx, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,758,395) developed by Stephen J. Kleshinski, Scituate, Massachusetts, and Scott M. Russell, San Jose, California, for an "embolic filtering method and apparatus." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2005 (11/184,069). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,758,395.PN.&OS=PN/8,758,395&RS=PN/8,758,395 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tessera Assigned Patent for Microelectronic Assemblies Having Compliancy and Methods Therefor ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Tessera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,973) developed by four co-inventors for "microelectronic assemblies having compliancy and methods therefor." The co-inventors are Vage Oganesian, Sunnyvale, California, Guilian Gao, San Jose, California, Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, California, and David Ovrutsky, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2011 (13/335,022). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,973.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,973&RS=PN/8,759,973 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,491) developed by Rajkumar Ganesan, San Bruno, California, and Daniel Kirchhofer, Los Altos, California, for "modulators of hepatocyte growth factor activator." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2010 (12/906,473). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,491.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,491&RS=PN/8,759,491 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California, VA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been assigned a patent (8,759,296) developed by Samuel S. Murray, Saugus, California, Keyvan Behnam, Simi Valley, California, and Elsa J. Brochmann-Murray, Saugus, California, for a "bone morphogenic protein binding peptide." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2012 (13/481,648). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,296&RS=PN/8,759,296 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,223) developed by five co-inventors for a "double patterning etching process." The co-inventors are Kedar Sapre, San Jose, California, Jing Tang, San Jose, California, Ajay Bhatnagar, Santa Clara, California, Nitin Ingle, San Jose, California, and Shankar Venkataraman, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2012 (13/593,412). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,223.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,223&RS=PN/8,759,223 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Deering Banjo Co. Assigned Patent for Vertical Sides Banjo Tone Ring and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Deering Banjo Co., Spring Valley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,648) developed by Charles G. Deering, El Cajon, California, Jens H. Kruger, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and Philip Zanon, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for "vertical sides banjo tone ring and methods." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2009 (13/502,064). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,648.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,648&RS=PN/8,759,648 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E I du Pont de Nemours & Co. Assigned Patent for Control of Contaminant Microorganisms in Fermentation Processes with Peroxygen-releasing Compounds ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,759,051) developed by Ethan Baruch Solomon, Wilmington, Delaware, Derrick Otieno Okull, Pleasanton, California, and Thomas Peter Tufano, Wilmington, Delaware, for the "control of contaminant microorganisms in fermentation processes with peroxygen-releasing compounds." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2011 (13/329,612). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,051.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,051&RS=PN/8,759,051 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Invensense Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Invensense, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,392) developed by eight co-inventors for "wireless motion processing sensor systems suitable for mobile and battery operation." The co-inventors are Stephen Lloyd, Los Altos, California, David Sachs, Sunnyvale, California, David Devries, San Jose, California, Doug Vargha, Palo Alto, California, Derek Shaeffer, Redwood City, California, Erik Anderson, San Francisco, Kerry Keal, Santa Clara, California, and Nathan Royer, Cupertino, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2010 (12/869,837). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,392.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,392&RS=PN/8,760,392 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Thermo Finnigan Assigned Patent for Corrected Mass Analyte Values in Mass Spectrum ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,752) developed by Philip M. Remes, Berkeley, California, for the "corrected mass analyte values in a mass spectrum." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/417,558). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,752.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,752&RS=PN/8,759,752 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cytokinetics Assigned Patent for Certain Chemical Entities, Compositions, and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Cytokinetics, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,374) developed by nine co-inventors for "certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods." The co-inventors are Xiangping Qian, Foster City, California, Chihyuan (Grace) Chuang, San Mateo, California, Pu-Ping Lu, Foster City, California, Bing Yao, Millbrae, California, Qing (Kevin) Lu, Fremont, California, Hong Jiang, Palo Alto, California, Wenyue Wang, Sunnyvale, California, Bradley P. Morgan, Moraga, California, and David J. Morgans Jr., Los Altos, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/308,287). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,374.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,374&RS=PN/8,759,374 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Shape Masks ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,464) developed by Andrew Bryant, Los Gatos, California, Daniel Pettigrew, Pacific Palisades, California, and Olivier Fedkiw, San Francisco, for shape masks.

The patent application was filed on June 3, 2011 (13/134,313). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,464.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,464&RS=PN/8,760,464 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Robust Glitch-free Clock Switch with Unate Clock Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,197) developed by Iraj Motabar, Irvine, California, for a "robust glitch-free clock switch with an unate clock network." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (13/074,689). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,197.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,197&RS=PN/8,760,197 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Monolithic Power Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Monolithic Power Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,912) developed by Donald R. Disney, Cupertino, California, Ognjen Milic, San Jose, California, and Kun Yi, Chengdu, China, for a high-voltage transistor device.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2011 (13/195,199). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,912.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,912&RS=PN/8,759,912 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Anritsu Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Anritsu, Morgan Hill, California, has been assigned a patent (8,760,148) developed by Donald Anthony Bradley, Morgan Hill, California, for a "pulse modulated PIM measurement instrument." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,986). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,760,148.PN.&OS=PN/8,760,148&RS=PN/8,760,148 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Amides as Inhibitors of Human Secreted Phospholipase A2 ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,392) developed by four co-inventors for "amides as inhibitors of human secreted phospholipase A2." The co-inventors are Edward A. Dennis, La Jolla, California, George Kokotos, Athens, Greece, Violetta Constantinou-Kokotou, Athens, Greece, and Samuel David, Dorval, Canada.

The patent application was filed on July 21, 2009 (12/994,136). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,392.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,392&RS=PN/8,759,392 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Stion, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,671) developed by Howard W.H. Lee, Saratoga, California, for a "thin film metal oxide bearing semiconductor material for single junction solar cell devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2008 (12/237,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,671.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,671&RS=PN/8,759,671 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Identification of Objects Using Plasmon Resonant Particles ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,116) developed by five co-inventors for the "identification of objects using plasmon resonant particles." The co-inventors are David A. Schultz, La Jolla, California, Jack J. Mock, Del Mar, California, David R. Smith, La Jolla, California, Sheldon Schultz, La Jolla, California, and Thomas J. Silva, Golden, Colorado.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2012 (13/654,005). 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=8,759,116.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,116&RS=PN/8,759,116 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** C.P. Kelco U.S. Assigned Patent for Targeted Gene Deletions ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- C.P. Kelco U.S., Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,759,07) developed by three co-inventors for "targeted gene deletions for polysaccharide slime formers." The co-inventors are Nancy E. Harding, San Diego, Yamini N. Patel, San Diego, and Russell J. Coleman, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2011 (12/983,922). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8759071.PN.&OS=PN/8759071&RS=PN/8759071 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** RJR Polymers, STMicroelectronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- RJR Polymers, Oakland, California, and STMicroelectronics, Coppell, Texas, have been assigned a patent (8,759,965) developed by six co-inventors for a "modular low stress package technology." The co-inventors are Craig J. Rotay, Audubon, Pennsylvania, John Ni, San Leandro, California, David Lam, San Carlos, California, David Lee DeWire, Superior, Colorado, John W. Roman, Natick, Massachusetts, and Richard J. Ross, Moraga, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2010 (12/903,752). 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=8,759,965.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,965&RS=PN/8,759,965 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** InVisage Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- InVisage Technologies, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,816) developed by four co-inventors for "schottky-quantum dot photodetectors and photovoltaics." The co-inventors are Edward Hartley Sargent, Toronto, Keith William Johnston, San Jose, California, Andras Geza Pattantyus-Abraham, Burnaby, Canada, and Jason Paul Clifford, Hillsboro, Oregon.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2011 (13/235,185). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,759,816.PN.&OS=PN/8,759,816&RS=PN/8,759,816 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,759,231) developed by Zhi-Wen Sun, San Jose, California, and Sagar Vijay, Fremont, California, for "silicon texture formulations with diol additives and methods of using the formulati 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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