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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (July 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** Melvin L. Myers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Melvin L. Myers, Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,770,885) developed by Philip Allen Myers, Oak Ridge, North Carolina, for a "wedge clamp." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/800,944). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8770885.PN.&OS=PN/8770885&RS=PN/8770885 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Insider Threat Correlation Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,209) developed by six co-inventors for an "insider threat correlation tool." The co-inventors are Brian McHugh, Charlotte, North Carolina, Ronald Ramcharran, Hackensack, New Jersey, Peter J. Langsam, New York, Timothy C. Metzger, Hoboken, New Jersey, Dan P. Antilley, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Jonathan W. Deats, Dallas. The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2010 (12/694,067). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,209.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,209&RS=PN/8,782,209 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intrek Logistics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Intrek Logistics, Huntersville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,697) developed by Brian O'Connell, Huntersville, North Carolina, for a "pallet with tine support elements." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2014 (14/218,161). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,776,697.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,697&RS=PN/8,776,697 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cree Assigned Patent for Retroreflective, Multi-element Design for Solid State Directional Lamp ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,455) developed by Paul Pickard, Morrisville, North Carolina, and Nicholas W. Medendorp Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina, for a "retroreflective, multi-element design for a solid state directional lamp." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2011 (13/167,351). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,455&RS=PN/8,777,455 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Palmer Labs, 8 Rivers Capital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Palmer Labs, Durham, North Carolina, and 8 Rivers Capital, Durham, North Carolina, have been assigned a patent (8,776,532) developed by Rodney John Allam, Chippenham, United Kingdom, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Miles R. Palmer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a "partial oxidation reaction with closed cycle quench." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2013 (13/763,922). 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=8,776,532.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,532&RS=PN/8,776,532 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hill-Rom Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Hill-Rom Services, Batesville, Indiana, has been assigned a patent (8,779,924) developed by four co-inventors for a "nurse call system with additional status board." The co-inventors are Whitney W. Pesot, Cary, North Carolina, Katherine J. Vigneron, Blaine, Minnesota, Michelle E. McCleerey, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Christian Saucier, Raleigh, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2010 (12/711,850). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,924.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,924&RS=PN/8,779,924 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Yale Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Yale Security, Monroe, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,779,713) developed by seven co-inventors for a "door closer with dynamically adjustable latch region parameters." The co-inventors are Charles E. Burris, Concord, North Carolina, Robert L. Tadlock Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, John White, Huntsville, Alabama, Jason Scott Gurley, Madison, Alabama, Steven Michael Faes, Canisteo, New York, Joseph McGinty, Madison, Alabama, and Wade Patterson, Huntsville, Alabama. The patent application was filed on April 16, 2010 (12/761,609). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,713.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,713&RS=PN/8,779,713 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent for Detecting Resource Consumption Events over Sliding Intervals Cloud-based Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,192) developed by Christopher Edwin Morgan, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "detecting resource consumption events over sliding intervals in cloud-based network." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/149,235). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,192.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,192&RS=PN/8,782,192 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Smart Air Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Smart Air Technologies, Sunset Beach, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,171) developed by H. Johnny Gainey Jr., Sunset Beach, North Carolina, and Randy Hardee, Sunset Beach, North Carolina, for an "airborne particle and microorganism collection system." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,243). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,171.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,171&RS=PN/8,777,171 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Handheld Order Unit and Cash Handling Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,781,903) developed by four co-inventors for a "handheld order unit and cash handling device." The co-inventors are Daniel Christopher Bohen, Charlotte, North Carolina, Amy Baker Folk, Charlotte, North Carolina, William Thomas Sanders, Denver, and Shane Anthony Johnson, Charlotte, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2008 (12/254,533). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,903.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,903&RS=PN/8,781,903 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rubbermaid Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Rubbermaid, Huntersville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,043) developed by Brian D. Furlong, Davidson, North Carolina, for a "storage container and container system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2007 (11/673,378). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,043.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,043&RS=PN/8,777,043 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,781,273) developed by five co-inventors for "ferrule assemblies, connector assemblies, and optical couplings having coded magnetic arrays." The co-inventors are Seldon D. Benjamin, Painted Post, New York, Jeffery A. DeMerritt, Painted Post, New York, Micah C. Isenhour, Lincolnton, North Carolina, Dennis M. Knecht, Hickory, North Carolina, and James P. Luther, Hickory, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2011 (13/221,449). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,273.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,273&RS=PN/8,781,273 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wake Forest University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,779,365) developed by Richard T. Williams, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for "scintillators and applications thereof." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/642,224). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,365.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,365&RS=PN/8,779,365 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Canyon IP Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Canyon IP Holdings, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,781,827) developed by Marc White, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Cliff Strohofer, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "filtering transcriptions of utterances." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2009 (12/614,571). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,81,827.PN.&OS=PN/87,81,827&RS=PN/87,81,827 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** East Carolina University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,869) developed by five co-inventors for "systems, methods and products for diagnostic hearing assessments distributed via the use of a computer network." The co-inventors are Gregg D. Givens, Greenville, North Carolina, David C. Balch, Greenville, North Carolina, Timothy Murphy, Greenville, North Carolina, Adrian Blanarovich, Greenville, North Carolina, and Patrick Keller, Jacksonville, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/610,190). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,869.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,869&RS=PN/8,777,869 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Livetv Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Livetv, Melbourne, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,782,738) developed by Michael Lynch, Merritt Island, Florida, Joshua Patterson, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Brandon Schmitt, Palm Bay, Florida, for an "aircraft communications system using whitelists to control access and associated methods." The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2013 (13/734,221). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,738.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,738&RS=PN/87,82,738 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kidde Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Kidde Technologies, Wilson, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,820) developed by Joseph R. Jarrell, Sims, North Carolina, and Clifton Ray Jones, Kenly, North Carolina, for a "high rate discharge (HRD) valve incorporating a collet sleeve release mechanism." The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2011 (13/314,895). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,776,820.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,820&RS=PN/8,776,820 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Waldeck Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Waldeck Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,782,560) developed by four co-inventors for a "relative item of interest explorer interface." The co-inventors are Sean T. Purdy, Durham, North Carolina, Kenneth Jennings, Raleigh, North Carolina, Ravi Reddy Katpelly, Cary, North Carolina, and Steven L. Petersen, Los Gatos, California. The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/976,595). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,560.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,560&RS=PN/87,82,560 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ViiV Healthcare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- ViiV Healthcare, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Shionogi & Co., Osaka, Japan, have been assigned a patent (8,778,943) developed by four co-inventors for "substituted 10-hydroxy-9,11-dioxo-2,3,4a,5,9,11,13,13a-octahydro-1h-pyrido[1,2-.alpha- .]pyrrolo[1',2':3,4]imidazo[1,2-d]pyrazine-8-carboxamides." The co-inventors are Brian A. Johns, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Takashi Kawasuji, Osaka, Japan, Teruhiko Taishi, Osaka, Japan, and Yoshiyuki Taoda, Osaka, Japan. The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2013 (13/763,174). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,943.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,943&RS=PN/8,778,943 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Celgard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Celgard, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,778,055) developed by Gareth P. Taylor, Indian Trail, North Carolina, and Amitava Sengupta, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "high pressure liquid degassing membrane contactors and methods of manufacturing and use." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2013 (13/964,594). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,055.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,055&RS=PN/8,778,055 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Irwin Industrial Tool Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Irwin Industrial Tool, Huntersville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,646) developed by Thomas M. Chervenak, Stanley, North Carolina, and David P. Engvall, Stanley, North Carolina, for locking pliers. The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2011 (13/026,738). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,776,646.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,646&RS=PN/8,776,646 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,781,117) developed by James P. Schneider, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "generating pseudo random bits from polynomials." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2007 (11/897,411). 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=8,781,117.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,117&RS=PN/8,781,117 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for System and Method for Managing Configuration of Resources in Enterprise ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,201) developed by nine co-inventors for a "system and method for managing the configuration of resources in an enterprise." The co-inventors are Aaron D. Kephart, Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian R. Kilpatrick, Walnut Creek, California, Wallace A. Kirkland, Aiken, South Carolina, William N. Waldron, Allen, Texas, Michael L. Ritchie, Charlotte, North Carolina, Robert J. Maloney, Weddington, North Carolina, Atilio A. Deambrosi, Greenville, South Carolina, Philip H. Howard-Knight, Purley, United Kingdom, and Carol Gatrell, Duncanville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2005 (11/163,737). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,201.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,201&RS=PN/8,782,201 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Notable Creations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Notable Creations, Knightdale, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,409) developed by Anthony Peter Noto, Knightdale, North Carolina, for an "apparatus for removing wrinkles from fabric." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2012 (13/452,757). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,776,409.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,409&RS=PN/8,776,409 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Merz Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Merz Pharmaceuticals, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,778,365) developed by Bhushan Hardas, Summerfield, North Carolina, and Donna Dalton, High Point, North Carolina, for "topical compositions and methods for making and using same." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2013 (13/756,392). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,365.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,365&RS=PN/8,778,365 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Spiroflow Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Spiroflow Systems, Monroe, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,060) developed by David Francis Hesketh, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Jeffrey Allen Dudas, Waxhaw, North Carolina, for a "discharger for side-secured bag spout." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2012 (13/351,027). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,060.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,060&RS=PN/8,777,060 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Parata Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Parata Systems, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,055) developed by seven co-inventors for a "passive device for staging and dispensing objects." The co-inventors are Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Bath, North Carolina, Jason Cora, Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Kirk Dummer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, David J. Parrish, Youngsville, North Carolina, Dennis Vaders, Elkin, North Carolina, and Jennifer Ann Mauger, Durham, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2012 (13/645,915). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,055.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,055&RS=PN/8,777,055 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent for Embedding Cloud-based Resource Request in Specification Language Wrapper ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,233) developed by James Michael Ferris, Cary, North Carolina, for "embedding a cloud-based resource request in a specification language wrapper." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2008 (12/324,674). 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=8,782,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,233&RS=PN/8,782,233 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Duke University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,479) developed by Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Brandon Noia, Durham, North Carolina, for a "scan test of die logic in 3D ICs using TSV probing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2012 (13/666,696). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,479.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,479&RS=PN/8,782,479 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oriel Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Oriel Therapeutics, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,840) developed by James R. Meckstroth, Cary, North Carolina, for "tubular dry powder feeders with axially applied vibration for dry powder filling systems." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2011 (13/029,854). 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=8,776,840.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,840&RS=PN/8,776,840 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Highland Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Highland Industries, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,778,130) developed by Michael Schindzielorz, Kernersville, North Carolina, for an airbag. The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/367,269). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,130.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,130&RS=PN/8,778,130 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Assigned Patent for Capture of Fluorinated Vinyl Monomers Using Ionic Liquids ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,779,220) developed by Charles Joseph Noelke, Pinehurst, North Carolina, and Mark Brandon Shiflett, Wilmington, Delaware, for the "capture of fluorinated vinyl monomers using ionic liquids." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2012 (13/467,436). 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=87,79,220.PN.&OS=PN/87,79,220&RS=PN/87,79,220 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lemi Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Lemi Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,780,778) developed by Greg M. Evans, Raleigh, North Carolina, Eugene Matthew Farrelly, Cary, North Carolina, and Andrew V. Phillips, Raleigh, North Carolina, for a "system and method for providing synchronized broadcast and simulcast of media content." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2010 (12/801,566). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,80,778.PN.&OS=PN/87,80,778&RS=PN/87,80,778 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bioptigen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bioptigen, Morrisville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,412) developed by five co-inventors for "surgical microscopes using optical coherence tomography and related methods." The co-inventors are Eric L. Buckland, Hickory, North Carolina, Nestor O. Farmiga, Rochester, New York, Robert H. Hart, Cary, North Carolina, Andrew Murnan, Saratoga Springs, New York, and Christopher Saxer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/836,576). 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=8,777,412.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,412&RS=PN/8,777,412 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Daughter Card Assembly Having Power Contact ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,777,635) developed by Brian Richard Long, York, Pennsylvania, and Michael David Herring, Apex, North Carolina, for a "daughter card assembly having a power contact." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/724,501). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,635.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,635&RS=PN/8,777,635 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cree Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,463) developed by Paul Pickard, Morrisville, North Carolina, and Curt Progl, Raleigh, North Carolina, for a "hybrid solid state emitter printed circuit board for use in a solid state directional lamp." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2011 (13/167,387). 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=8,777,463.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,463&RS=PN/8,777,463 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Affinergy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Affinergy, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,779,089) developed by nine co-inventors for "methods and compositions for soft tissue repair." The co-inventors are Isaac Gilliam Sanford, Durham, North Carolina, Michelle Steffen Jansen, Durham, North Carolina, Paul Theodore Hamilton, Cary, North Carolina, Jonathan Allen Hodges, Durham, North Carolina, Shrikumar Ambujakshan Nair, Cary, North Carolina, Yuchen Chen, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Martyn Kerry Darby, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hanne Gron, Durham, North Carolina, and Ganesan Sathya, Cary, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2010 (12/949,104). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,089.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,089&RS=PN/8,779,089 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boxxle Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Boxxle, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,059) developed by Tripp Middleton, Greensboro, North Carolina, for liquid dispensing systems. The patent application was filed on April 8, 2013 (13/858,171). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,059.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,059&RS=PN/8,777,059 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent for Monitoring Hardware Resources in Software Provisioning Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,782,204) developed by Michael Paul DeHaan, Morrisville, North Carolina, Adrian Karstan Likins, Durham, North Carolina, and Seth Kelby Vidal, Durham, North Carolina, for "monitoring hardware resources in a software provisioning environment." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2008 (12/325,056). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,204.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,204&RS=PN/8,782,204 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Parata Systems Assigned Patent for Apparatus for Dispensing Solid Articles and Methods for Using Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Parata Systems, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,777,054) developed by Demetris P. Young, Durham, North Carolina, Bradley Kenneth Smith, Cary, North Carolina, and Deborah H. Heller, Raleigh, North Carolina, for the "apparatus for dispensing solid articles and methods for using same." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2012 (13/354,271). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,054.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,054&RS=PN/8,777,054 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Processing of Electronic Documents to Achieve Postage Optimization ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,780,382) developed by six co-inventors for the "processing of electronic documents to achieve postage optimization." The co-inventors are David Ray Carter, The Woodlands, Texas, Sherri A. Sullivan, Newark, Delaware, Joseph G. Toy, Middletown, Delaware, Daniel G. Fletcher, Matthews, North Carolina, George M. Freebersyser Jr., St. Peters, Missouri, and Michael Tate, Charlotte, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on April 16, 2008 (12/103,950). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,382.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,382&RS=PN/8,780,382 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Targacept Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Targacept, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,778,978) developed by Julio A. Munoz, Walnut Cove, North Carolina, John Genus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and James R. Moore, Newark, Delaware, for the "hydroxybenzoate salts of metanicotine compounds." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2013 (14/044,914). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,978.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,978&RS=PN/8,778,978 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Granite Tactical Vehicles Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Granite Tactical Vehicles, Mount Airy, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,776,663) developed by Christopher Berman, Mount Airy, North Carolina, for a "cabin for a humvee vehicle." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2013 (13/942,555). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,776,663.PN.&OS=PN/8,776,663&RS=PN/8,776,663 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Parion Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Parion Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,778,383) developed by five co-inventors for the methods of treatment. The co-inventors are Richard C. Boucher, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Michael Ross Johnson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, William R. Thelin, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Brian Button, Hillsborough, North Carolina, and Tomas Navratil, Carrboro, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on June 7, 2012 (13/491,275). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,383.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,383&RS=PN/8,778,383 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sitting Man LLC Assigned Patent for Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Binding Attributes between Visual Components ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Sitting Man LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,780,130) developed by Robert Paul Morris, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "methods, systems, and computer program products for binding attributes between visual components." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,008). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,130.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,130&RS=PN/8,780,130 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sitting Man LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Sitting Man LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,781,299) developed by Robert Paul Morris, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating playing of media streams." The patent application was filed on Nov. 25, 2013 (14/089,706). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,299.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,299&RS=PN/8,781,299 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. 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