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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Maryland (July 8)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Maryland. *** C.A. Inc. Assigned Patent for Monitoring Computer System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- C.A. Inc., Islandia, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,769,346) developed by Rachid Sijelmassi, Chevy Chase, Maryland, for a method of and apparatus "for monitoring a computer system includes defining a monitoring policy for the computer system." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2008 (12/274,930). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8769346.PN.&OS=PN/8769346&RS=PN/8769346 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Infinera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- Infinera, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,768,177) developed by five co-inventors for "[w]avelength division multiplexed optical communication system having variable channel spacings." The co-inventors are David F. Welch, Atherton, California, Pierre Mertz, Baltimore, Maryland, Stephen G. Grubb, Reisterstown, Maryland, Kuang-Tsan Wu, Kanata, Ontario, Canada, and John D. McNicol, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/897,784). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8768177.PN.&OS=PN/8768177&RS=PN/8768177 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Error Filter to Differentiate Between Reverse Link and Forward Link Video Data Errors ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,767,839) developed by Yen-Chi Lee, San Diego, and Nikolai Konrad Nepomuceno Leung, Takoma Park, Maryland, for an "error filter to differentiate between reverse link and forward link video data errors." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2007 (11/625,787). 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=8,767,839.PN.&OS=PN/8,767,839&RS=PN/8,767,839 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pivotal Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- Pivotal Software, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,768,973) developed by seven co-inventors for an "apparatus and method for expanding a shared-nothing system." The co-inventors are Brian Hagenbuch, Annapolis, Maryland, Gavin Sherry, Beaune, France, Jeffrey Ira Cohen, Sunnyvale, California, Chris Pedrotti, San Jose, California, John Eshleman, Mountain View, California, Florian Michael Waas, San Mateo, California, and Joy Kent, Belmont, California. The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/788,256). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,768,973.PN.&OS=PN/8,768,973&RS=PN/8,768,973 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Genentech Assigned Patent for Methods of Inhibiting Alternative Pathway Complement Activation with Anti-factor D Antibodies ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,765,131) developed by Michael Fung, Gaithersburg, Maryland, William N.C. Sun, Shanghai, and Cecily R.Y. Sun, Shanghai, for "methods of inhibiting alternative pathway complement activation with anti-factor D antibodies." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2013 (13/759,743). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,765,131.PN.&OS=PN/8,765,131&RS=PN/8,765,131 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Facebook Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- Facebook, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,769,093) developed by Patrick Meenan, Gainesville, Virginia, David Clyde Chiles, Mitchellville, Maryland, and Jeffrey J. Damick, Manassas, Virginia, for "switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/619,658). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,769,093.PN.&OS=PN/8,769,093&RS=PN/8,769,093 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1167826 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |