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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 2)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Hologic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Hologic, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,758,214) developed by Richard L. Quick, Mission Viejo, California, for a "radiation catheter with multilayered balloon." The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2012 (13/649,668). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8758214.PN.&OS=PN/8758214&RS=PN/8758214 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Damped Split Beam Structural Member ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,757,601) developed by two co-inventors for a "damped split beam structural member with segmented beam parts." The co-inventors are David R. Sar, Corona, California, and Terry M. Sanderson, Tucson, Arizona. The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2011 (13/227,744). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8757601.PN.&OS=PN/8757601&RS=PN/8757601 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Acushnet Assigned Patent for Iron Golf Club Head ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,758,159) developed by five co-inventors for an "iron golf club head with improved performance." The co-inventors are Andrew J. Curtis, Carlsbad, California, Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, California, John W. Morin, Poway, California, Noah de la Cruz, San Diego, and Eduardo Mendoza, San Marcos, California. The patent application was filed on June 13, 2013 (13/916,919). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8758159.PN.&OS=PN/8758159&RS=PN/8758159 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Ventilator-Initiated Prompt ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,757,153) developed by four co-inventors for a "ventilator-initiated prompt regarding detection of double triggering during ventilation." The co-inventors are Gardner Kimm, Carlsbad, California, Peter R. Doyle, Vista, California, Gary Milne, Louisville, Colorado, and Kirk Hensley, Dublin, Ohio. The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2010 (12/955,422). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8757153.PN.&OS=PN/8757153&RS=PN/8757153 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Diagnosing Sleep Apnea ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,758,243) developed by seven co-inventors for a system and method "for diagnosing sleep apnea based on results of multiple approaches to sleep apnea identification." The co-inventors are Li Li, Milpitas, California, Scott Amundson, Oakland, California, Robin Boyce, Pleasanton, California, Hui Wang, San Ramon, California, Tonia Madere, Stockton, California, Steven Vargas, Sun Valley, California, and James Ochs, Seattle. The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2011 (13/019,882). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8758243.PN.&OS=PN/8758243&RS=PN/8758243 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Acushnet Assigned Patent for Golf Club Head Having Multi-Material Face ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,758,161) developed by six co-inventors for a "golf club head having a multi-material face." The co-inventors are Jason Mulherin, Carlsbad, California, Uday V. Deshmukh, Carlsbad, California, Bradford Hughes Hartwell, Encinitas, California, Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, California, John Morin, Poway, California, and Noah de la Cruz, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2013 (13/962,519). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8758161.PN.&OS=PN/8758161&RS=PN/8758161 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Think About It Designs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Think About It Designs, Cloverdale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,757,713) developed by David Reinhardt, Cloverdale, California, for a "multi-configuration motorcycle tour-pack and backrest." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2012 (13/687,997). 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=87,57,713.PN.&OS=PN/87,57,713&RS=PN/87,57,713 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Ventilator-Initiated Prompt Regarding Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,757,152) developed by four co-inventors for a "ventilator-initiated prompt regarding detection of double triggering during a volume-control breath type." The co-inventors are Gardner Kimm, Carlsbad, California, Peter R. Doyle, Vista, California, Gary Milne, Louisville, Colorado, and Kirk Hensley, Dublin, Ohio. The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2010 (12/955,368). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8757152.PN.&OS=PN/8757152&RS=PN/8757152 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** ALZA Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- ALZA Corp., Vacaville, California, has been assigned a patent (8,758,808) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method of making a high enhancer-loading polyacrylate formulation for transdermal applications." The co-inventors are Jay Audett, Mountain View, California, Jianye Wen, Palo Alto, California, Eli J. Goldman, San Francisco, Robert M. Gale, Los Altos, California, Allison Luciano, Lebanon, New Jersey, Paul B. Foreman, Somerville, New Jersey, and Eric N. Silverberg, Summit, New Jersey. The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2013 (13/776,452). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,758,808.PN.&OS=PN/8,758,808&RS=PN/8,758,808 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Acushnet Assigned Patent for Golf Club Head with Improved Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,758,160) developed by five co-inventors for a "golf club head with improved performance." The co-inventors are Douglas E. Roberts, Carlsbad, California, Andrew J. Curtis, Carlsbad, California, Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, California, Thomas W. Preece, San Diego, and Scott A. Rice, San Diego. The patent application was filed on July 29, 2013 (13/953,498). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8758160.PN.&OS=PN/8758160&RS=PN/8758160 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Clarendon Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Clarendon Foundation, Murray, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,769,139) developed by Alain Dazzi, San Jose, California, for an efficient streaming server. The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,646). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,769,139.PN.&OS=PN/8,769,139&RS=PN/8,769,139 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DePuy Spine Assigned Patent for Resilient Bone Plate ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- DePuy Spine, Raynham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,747,441) developed by four co-inventors for "[r]esilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly." The co-inventors are Thomas V. Doherty, Hesperia, California, Eric D. Kolb, Sandy Hook, Connecticut, David D. Konieczynski, Needham, Massachusetts, and Alexander D. Grinberg, Newton, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,261). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8747441.PN.&OS=PN/8747441&RS=PN/8747441 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,769,087) developed by nine co-inventors for "communication assets survey and mapping tool with data export feature." The co-inventors are Robert J. Ryder, San Diego, Scott T. Evans, Alpine, California, Eric I. Jensen, Chula Vista, California, Alice Moore, San Diego, Alan O. Peterson, La Mesa, California, Robert S. Drew, San Diego, Walter M. Seay, Poway, California, Kathy Seay, Poway, California, and Jeffrey B. Lee, Lakeside, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2011 (13/207,500). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,69,087.PN.&OS=PN/87,69,087&RS=PN/87,69,087 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tandem Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Tandem Diabetes Care, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,758,323) developed by Michael Michaud, San Diego, and Geoffrey A. Kruse, San Diego, for an "infusion pump system with disposable cartridge having pressure venting and pressure feedback." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2010 (12/846,706). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=17&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=809&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140624.PD.&s2=%28CA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/06/24/2014+AND+AS/CA&RS=ISD/06/24/2014+AND+AS/CA Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Multi Path Power for CMOS Imagers ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,767,105) developed by Giuseppe Rossi, Pasadena, California, for "multi path power for CMOS imagers." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,053). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,67,105.PN.&OS=PN/87,67,105&RS=PN/87,67,105 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Diversey Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Diversey, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,763,856) developed by James W. Livingston, Manton, California, Michael A. Stead, Santa Cruz, California, and Scott D. E. Alhart, Soquel, California, for a "powdered and liquid chemical dispensing and distribution system." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,675). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,63,856.PN.&OS=PN/87,63,856&RS=PN/87,63,856 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sprint Communications Assigned Patent for Intelligent Assignment of Wireless Communication Overhead Messaging Resources ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Sprint Communications, Overland Park, Kansas, has been assigned a patent (8,767,567) developed by five co-inventors for an "intelligent assignment of wireless communication overhead messaging resources." The co-inventors are Manoj Shetty, Overland Park, Kansas, Sachin R. Vargantwar, Overland Park, Kansas, Deveshkumar Narendrapratap Rai, Overland Park, Kansas, Debasish Sarkar, Irvine, California, and Siddharth S. Oroskar, Overland Park, Kansas. The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2008 (12/247,796). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,767,567.PN.&OS=PN/8,767,567&RS=PN/8,767,567 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for BRIAN: Basic Regimen for Intelligent Analysis Using Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,768,869) developed by Stuart Harvey Rubin, San Diego, for "BRIAN: a basic regimen for intelligent analysis using networks." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2012 (13/451,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,68,869.PN.&OS=PN/87,68,869&RS=PN/87,68,869 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, Kentucky, has been assigned a patent (8,768,584) developed by Mohammad E. Dufford, Los Angeles, for a "drive force control for vehicle." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2012 (13/414,638). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,768,584.PN.&OS=PN/8,768,584&RS=PN/8,768,584 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IGT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,764,566) developed by seven co-inventors for the "internet remote game server." The co-inventors are Paul Douglas Miltenberger, Las Vegas, Kaushal Sheth, San Ramon, California, Ryan Michael Fissell, San Francisco, Carmen Atienza Tan, Oakland, California, Andy O. Bryson, San Francisco, Shanmugapriyan Devaraj, Houston, and Theodore YuChiang Cheng, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2006 (11/598,260). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,764,566.PN.&OS=PN/8,764,566&RS=PN/8,764,566 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Utah Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, has been assigned a patent (8,764,986) developed by five co-inventors for a "submerged system and method for removal of undesirable substances from aqueous media." The co-inventors are Kraig Johnson, South Jordan, Utah, Lawrence D. Reaveley, Salt Lake City, Fred Jaeger, Henrieville, Utah, Hua Xu, Salt Lake City, and Robert Okey, Murrieta, California. The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (13/141,677). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,764,986.PN.&OS=PN/8,764,986&RS=PN/8,764,986 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Senorx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Senorx, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,764,741) developed by five co-inventors for a "high frequency power source." The co-inventors are James Huntington Dabney, Irvine, California, Richard L. Quick, Mission Viejo, California, Conrad Sawicz, Tustin, California, Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, California, and Dan Kussman, Aliso Viejo, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2007 (11/890,945). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,764,741.PN.&OS=PN/8,764,741&RS=PN/8,764,741 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fujifilm Dimatix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Fujifilm Dimatix, Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (8,767,512) developed by Arman Hajati, Santa Clara, California, for a "multi-frequency ultra wide bandwidth transducer." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/835,500). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,767,512.PN.&OS=PN/8,767,512&RS=PN/8,767,512 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nike Assigned Patent for Removable Outsole Elements for Articles of Footwear ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Nike, Beaverton, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,763,276) developed by Pamela S. Greene, Portland, Oregon, James E. Goddard, Portland, Oregon, and Christopher C. Wu, Granada Hills, California, for the "removable outsole elements for articles of footwear." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2011 (13/037,567). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,763,276.PN.&OS=PN/8,763,276&RS=PN/8,763,276 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Missouri Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, has been assigned a patent (8,763,408) developed by Hongbin Ma, Columbia, Missouri, Peng Cheng, Columbia, Missouri, and Joseph A. Boswell, San Francisco, for a "hybrid thermoelectric-ejector cooling system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2010 (12/896,597). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,763,408.PN.&OS=PN/8,763,408&RS=PN/8,763,408 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Stent Graft Assembly and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,747,450) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for assembling a stent graft onto a balloon delivery catheter." The co-inventors are Leon V. Rudakov, Belmont, California, and Michi E. Garrison, Half Moon Bay, California. The patent application was filed on June 27, 2012 (13/535,100). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8747450.PN.&OS=PN/8747450&RS=PN/8747450 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** T&M Inventions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- T&M Inventions, Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,763,324) developed by Timothy Pendley, Madera, California, and Michael J. McLain, Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the "support structures on roofs." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2013 (14/036,575). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,63,324.PN.&OS=PN/87,63,324&RS=PN/87,63,324 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Semiconductor Components Industries Assigned Patent for Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Component and Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Semiconductor Components Industries, Phoenix, has been assigned a patent (8,766,401) developed by six co-inventors for a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor component and structure." The co-inventors are Phillip Holland, Los Gatos, California, Rong Liu, San Jose, California, Umesh Sharma, Santa Clara, California, Der Min Liou, San Jose, California, David D. Marreiro, Chandler, Arizona, and Sudhama C. Shastri, Phoenix. The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2010 (12/896,416). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,766,401.PN.&OS=PN/8,766,401&RS=PN/8,766,401 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nexus Payments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Nexus Payments, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,768,838) developed by Ned Hoffman, Sebastopol, California, for "financial transactions using a rule-module nexus and a user account registry." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/089,313). 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=8,768,838.PN.&OS=PN/8,768,838&RS=PN/8,768,838 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tektronix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Tektronix, Beaverton, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,767,870) developed by James R. Waschura, Los Altos, California, Senthil Kumar Thandapani, San Jose, California, and Timothy E. Sauerwein, Portland, Oregon, for a "dynamic variable inter-symbol interference (IS) stress impairment system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2012 (13/594,369). 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=8,767,870.PN.&OS=PN/8,767,870&RS=PN/8,767,870 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Making Braid-ball Occlusion Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,747,597) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for making braid-ball occlusion devices." The co-inventors are Frank P. Becking, Palo Alto, California, and Arturo S. Rosqueta, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on March 15, 2011 (13/048,648). 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=8747597.PN.&OS=PN/8747597&RS=PN/8747597 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Presenting Messages Associated with Locations ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,763,153) developed by two co-inventors for "presenting messages associated with locations." The co-inventors are Hisun Kim, Sunnyvale, California, and Seung-Hae Park, Seattle. The patent application was filed on May 10, 2011 (13/104,351). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8763153.PN.&OS=PN/8763153&RS=PN/8763153 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Saint Louis University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Saint Louis University, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,768,435) developed by four co-inventors for a "foreign body location and retrieval device." The co-inventors are Charles Hiram Andrus, St. Louis, Patrick Christopher Andrus, St. Louis, Virginia E. Foster, St. Louis, and Krishi Peddada, Cupertino, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2012 (13/605,086). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,768,435.PN.&OS=PN/8,768,435&RS=PN/8,768,435 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** MedImmune Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- MedImmune, Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,765,136) developed by four co-inventors for "influenza hemagglutinin and neuraminidase variants." The co-inventors are Chin-Fen Yang, San Jose, California, George Kemble, Saratoga, California, Kanta Subbarao, Washington, and Brian Murphy, Bethesda, Maryland. The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/769,304). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,765,136.PN.&OS=PN/8,765,136&RS=PN/8,765,136 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sprint Communications Assigned Patent for Wireless Scheduler Bandwidth Estimation for Quick Start ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Sprint Communications, Overland Park, Kansas, has been assigned a patent (8,767,746) developed by Soshant Bali, Danville, California, and Jing Yea, Hillsborough, California, for a "wireless scheduler bandwidth estimation for quick start." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2012 (13/645,827). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,767,746.PN.&OS=PN/8,767,746&RS=PN/8,767,746 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Charge Loss Compensation Methods and Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,767,476) developed by Violante Moschiano, Bacoli, Italy, Daniel Elmhurst, Folsom, California, and Paul Ruby, Folsom, California, for "charge loss compensation methods and apparatus." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2011 (13/093,411). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,67,476.PN.&OS=PN/87,67,476&RS=PN/87,67,476 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Harvard College Assigned Patent for Particle-Assisted Nucleic Acid Sequencing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,094) developed by two co-inventors for "[p]article-assisted nucleic acid sequencing." The co-inventors are Adam R. Abate, San Francisco, and David A. Weitz, Bolton, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2009 (13/139,326). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748094.PN.&OS=PN/8748094&RS=PN/8748094 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AOL Assigned Patent for Content Recommendation ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- AOL, Dulles, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,762,859) developed by three co-inventors for a "content recommendation using third party profiles." The co-inventors are Mike Macadaan, Livermore, California, William G. Wetherell, San Francisco, and David Liu, Chevy Chase, Maryland. The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,816). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762859.PN.&OS=PN/8762859&RS=PN/8762859 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Limelight Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Limelight Networks, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,769,047) developed by four co-inventors for a "delivery control for cooperative delivery systems." The co-inventors are Peter Coppola, San Diego, John Scharber, Placerville, California, Jason Wolfe, Gilbert, Arizona, and Joseph DePalo, Peoria, Arizona. The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2013 (14/109,340). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,769,047.PN.&OS=PN/8,769,047&RS=PN/8,769,047 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Managing Virtual Ports ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,762,894) developed by six co-inventors for "managing virtual ports." The co-inventors are Brian E. Keane, San Jose, California, Rudy Jacobus Poot, Clyde Hill, Washington, Mark J. Finocchio, Redmond, Washington, Jeffrey Margolis, Seattle, Stephen G. Latta, Seattle, and Kathryn Stone-Perez, Shoreline, Washington. The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2012 (13/371,083). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762894.PN.&OS=PN/8762894&RS=PN/8762894 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Multiplexed Olfactory Receptor ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,111) developed by nine co-inventors for "[m]ultiplexed olfactory receptor-based microsurface plasmon polariton detector." The co-inventors are Brian Cook, San Francisco, Andreas Mershin, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Shuguang Zhang, Lexington, Massachusetts, Atsushi Tazuke, Kakogawa, Japan, Yoshikatsu Miura, Kyoto, Japan, Dai Ohnishi, Ohtsu, Japan, Daisuke Niwa, Osaka, Japan, Johanna F. Bikker, SE Lexmond, Netherlands, and Liselotte Kaiser, Tyreso, Sweden. The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/015,851). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748111.PN.&OS=PN/8748111&RS=PN/8748111 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,762,703) developed by four co-inventors for "boot partitions in memory devices and systems." The co-inventors are Neal A. Galbo, Boca Raton, Florida, Victor Y. Tsai, Palo Alto, California, William H. Radke, Los Gatos, California, and Krishnam R. Dalta, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on April 23, 2013 (13/868,646). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762703.PN.&OS=PN/8762703&RS=PN/8762703 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Theracos Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Theracos, Marlborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,419) developed by two co-inventors for "[t]reating obesity with muscarinic receptor M.sub.1 antagonists." The co-inventors are Jordan Mechanic, Sunnyvale, California, and Brian Seed, Boston. The patent application was filed on June 14, 2007 (11/763,313). 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=8748419.PN.&OS=PN/8748419&RS=PN/8748419 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Harman International Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Harman International Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,761,419) developed by two co-inventors for a system "for selecting speaker locations in an audio system." The co-inventors are Allan O. Devantier, Canyon Country, California, and Todd S. Welti, Thousand Oaks, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2003 (10/684,043). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8761419.PN.&OS=PN/8761419&RS=PN/8761419 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Celexion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Celexion, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,146) developed by three co-inventors for "[e]ngineered nucleases and their uses for nucleic acid assembly." The co-inventors are Shaun Lippow, San Francisco, Dasa Lipovsek, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Patricia M. Aha, Groton, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on April 19, 2008 (12/596,546). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748146.PN.&OS=PN/8748146&RS=PN/8748146 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Predictive Network Signature Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,762,520) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "to detect a predictive network signature." The co-inventors are James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Bergenfield, New Jersey, Stephen J. Griesmer, Westfield, New Jersey, Arvind Ramdas Mallya, Walnut Creek, California, and Edward Marsh, Sunnyvale, California. The patent application was filed on July 2, 2010 (12/830,109). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762520.PN.&OS=PN/8762520&RS=PN/8762520 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Metabolix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Metabolix, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,139) developed by three co-inventors for "[m]icrobial strains and process for the manufacture of biomaterials." The co-inventors are Gjalt W. Huisman, San Carlos, California, Oliver P. Peoples, Arlington, Massachusetts, and Laura Z. Luo, La Porte, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 27, 2003 (10/607,903). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748139.PN.&OS=PN/8748139&RS=PN/8748139 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Data Storage Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,762,629) developed by three co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for managing data storage in memory devices utilizing memory arrays of varying density memory cells." The co-inventors are William H. Radke, Los Gatos, California, Vishal Sarin, Cupertino, California, and Jung-Sheng Hoei, Newark, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/616,486). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762629.PN.&OS=PN/8762629&RS=PN/8762629 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Skyworks Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Skyworks Solutions, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,230) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]emiconductor package with integrated interference shielding and method of manufacture thereof." The co-inventors are Yifan Guo, Aliso Viejo, California, and Patrick L. Welch, Laguna Niguel, California. The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2013 (13/740,436). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748230.PN.&OS=PN/8748230&RS=PN/8748230 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Citrix Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,761,349) developed by Florian Winterstein, Santa Barbara, California, for systems and methods of "monitoring performance of acoustic echo cancellation." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2012 (13/665,239). 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=8761349.PN.&OS=PN/8761349&RS=PN/8761349 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cox Communications Assigned Patent for Server File System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Cox Communications, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,763,053) developed by three co-inventors for a "file system for a file server of a video-on-demand system." The co-inventors are Christopher W. B. Goode, Menlo Park, California, Donald F. Gordon, Los Altos, California, and Geoff Cleary, Ambler, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on March 31, 2000 (09/540,177). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8763053.PN.&OS=PN/8763053&RS=PN/8763053 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Western Union Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Western Union, Englewood, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,762,288) developed by Matthew Leland Dill, St. Helena, California, for methods and systems "for establishing an identity confidence database." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2009 (12/428,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8762288.PN.&OS=PN/8762288&RS=PN/8762288 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Open Application Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,763,007) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for using an open application interface." The co-inventors are Kaveh Hushyar, Saratoga, California, and Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Cupertino, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2006 (11/511,676). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8763007.PN.&OS=PN/8763007&RS=PN/8763007 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Living Proof Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 -- Living Proof, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,748,551) developed by four co-inventors for "[.b]eta.-amino ester compounds and uses thereof." The co-inventors are David Thomas Puerta, Carlsbad, California, Susan Alice Thiell, Natick, Massachusetts, Ronald P. McLaughlin, Reading, Massachusetts, and Daniel Griffith Anderson, Reading, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2012 (13/722,109). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8748551.PN.&OS=PN/8748551&RS=PN/8748551 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. 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. -1167313 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |