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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 18)

[July 18, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 18)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Brooks Automation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,775,148) developed by three co-inventors for methods and systems "for controlling a semiconductor fabrication process." The co-inventors are Patrick D. Pannese, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, Vinaya Kavathekar, Cupertino, California, and Peter van der Meulen, Newburyport, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2007 (11/877,180). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775148.PN.&OS=PN/8775148&RS=PN/8775148 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Sony Electronics, Sony Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,776,107) developed by Behram Mario DaCosta, San Diego, for a system and method "for internet TV and broadcast advertisements." The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2006 (11/563,446). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8776107.PN.&OS=PN/8776107&RS=PN/8776107 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Sony Electronics,Sony Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,776,164) developed by Stephane Lejeune, San Diego, for "distributed presentation software for multiple instantiations in home network." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2011 (13/044,756). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8776164.PN.&OS=PN/8776164&RS=PN/8776164 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,775,596) developed by four co-inventors for "on-demand contextually aware steering rules." The co-inventors are Emerando Delos Reyes, Pleasan Hill, California, Benjamin J. Parker, Vacaville, California, Samir Ait-Ameur, Fremont, California, and Lin Sun, San Ramon, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2011 (13/231,397). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775596.PN.&OS=PN/8775596&RS=PN/8775596 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,776,076) developed by three co-inventors for "highly scalable cost based SLA-aware scheduling for cloud services." The co-inventors are Yun Chi, Monte Sereno, California, Hyun Jin Moon, Newark, California, and Vahit Hakan Hacigumus, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2011 (12/985,038). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8776076.PN.&OS=PN/8776076&RS=PN/8776076 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,776,197) developed by five co-inventors for "secure enterprise service delivery." The co-inventors are William C. King, Lafayette, California, Lawrence S. Rybar, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Bjorn Hjelm, Livermore, California, Xuming Chen, San Ramon, California, and Kwai Y. Lee, Pittsburg, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2012 (13/595,187). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8776197.PN.&OS=PN/8776197&RS=PN/8776197 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Hospira Assigned Patent for System and Method for Authorized Medication Delivery ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Hospira, Lake Forest, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,777,895) developed by Kenneth A. Hsu, Highland Park, Illinois, Steven R. Wehba, Carlsbad, California, and Todd A. Parker, Escondido, California, for a "system and method for authorized medication delivery." The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2010 (12/652,140). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,77,895.PN.&OS=PN/87,77,895&RS=PN/87,77,895 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Three-dimensional Vision System for Displaying Images Taken from Moving Vehicle ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,780,174) developed by Blaine K. Rawdon, San Pedro, California, for a "three-dimensional vision system for displaying images taken from a moving vehicle." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/903,010). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,80,174.PN.&OS=PN/87,80,174&RS=PN/87,80,174 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,781,753) developed by James Ochs, Seattle, Scott Amundson, Oakland, California, and Keith Batchelder, New York, for a "system and method for evaluating physiological parameter data." The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2012 (13/605,790). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,753.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,753&RS=PN/8,781,753 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Dense Barrier-coating System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,778,498) developed by Thomas K. Tsotsis, Orange, California, for a "dense barrier-coating system and method." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2009 (12/463,341). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,78,498.PN.&OS=PN/87,78,498&RS=PN/87,78,498 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,779,197) developed by five co-inventors for "aryl amides useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels." The co-inventors are Weichuan Caroline Chen, San Diego, Paul Krenitsky, San Diego, Pramod Joshi, San Diego, Andreas Termin, Encinitas, California, and Dean Wilson, Bedford, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/249,270). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,197.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,197&RS=PN/8,779,197 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Panel Connection Snap Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,776,326) developed by Martin D.H. Clarke, Aurora, California, and Zach M. Dresser, Oak Park, Illinois, for a "panel connection snap assembly." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (13/509,662). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,76,326.PN.&OS=PN/87,76,326&RS=PN/87,76,326 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Information Resources Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Information Resources, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,781,877) developed by Michael W. Kruger, Glenview, Illinois, and Romesh Wadhwani, Los Altos Hills, California, for "data integration and analysis." The patent application was filed on Feb. 29, 2012 (13/408,743). 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=8,781,877.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,877&RS=PN/8,781,877 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Dynamic Proxy Server Assignment for Virtual Machine Backup ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,782,008) developed by Jian Xing, Pleasanton, California, and Windsor W. Hsu, San Jose, California, for a "dynamic proxy server assignment for virtual machine backup." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/436,636). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,008.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,008&RS=PN/87,82,008 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Invensys Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Invensys Systems, Foxborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,781,635) developed by Terrill L. Greenlee, Encinitas, California, for "equipment condition and performance monitoring using comprehensive process model based upon mass and energy conservation." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2010 (12/904,009). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,635.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,635&RS=PN/8,781,635 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** iRobot Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Position Estimation Using Reflected Light Sources ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- iRobot, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,780,342) developed by Enrico DiBernardo, Glendora, California, and Paolo Pirjanian, Glendale, California, for "methods and apparatus for position estimation using reflected light sources." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/651,080). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,342.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,342&RS=PN/8,780,342 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medarex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Medarex, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,779,105) developed by seven co-inventors for "monoclonal antibodies to programmed death 1 (PD-1)." The co-inventors are Alan J. Korman, Piedmont, California, Mohan Srinivasan, Cupertino, California, Changyu Wang, Union City, California, Mark J. Selby, San Francisco, Bing Chen, Alameda, California, Josephine M. Cardarelli, San Carlos, California, and Haichun Huang, San Carlos, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2011 (13/210,137). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,105.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,105&RS=PN/8,779,105 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Opera Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Opera Solutions, Jersey City, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,781,912) developed by Soren Solari, San Diego, Jacob Spoelstra, Carlsbad, California, and Craig Nies, Carlsbad, California, for a "computer-based method and computer program product for setting floor prices for items sold at auction." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2011 (13/048,402). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,912.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,912&RS=PN/8,781,912 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Conical Sponge Brush for Cleaning Semiconductor Wafers ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,778,087) developed by Jeffrey J. Tyrrell, West Berlin, New Jersey, and Bradley S. Withers, El Dorado Hills, California, for a "conical sponge brush for cleaning semiconductor wafers." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/803,211). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,78,087.PN.&OS=PN/87,78,087&RS=PN/87,78,087 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,780,907) developed by Lalit R. Kotecha, San Ramon, California, for an "optimized file repair architecture for mobile broadcast multicast system (MBMS)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2011 (13/251,723). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,907.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,907&RS=PN/8,780,907 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** JPMorgan Chase Bank Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- JPMorgan Chase Bank, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,781,543) developed by four co-inventors for a "manual and automatic probe calibration." The co-inventors are Mohamed Kheir Diab, Ladera Ranch, California, Massi E. Kiani, Laguna Niguel, California, Charles Robert Ragsdale, Newport Beach, California, and James M. Lepper Jr., Trabuco Canyon, California.

The patent application was filed on March 26, 2012 (13/430,451). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,543.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,543&RS=PN/8,781,543 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Cell Voltage Balancing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,773,071) developed by Robert Matthew Martinelli, Murrieta, California, for a system and method "for cell voltage balancing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2010 (12/917,471). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8773071.PN.&OS=PN/8773071&RS=PN/8773071 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cellco Partnership, Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, have been assigned a patent (8,780,797) developed by five co-inventors for a "universal integrated circuit card activation in a hybrid network." The co-inventors are Xuming Chen, San Ramon, California, Lawrence S. Rybar, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Bhaskar Srinivasiah, Atlanta, Praveen Venkataramu, Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Bjorn Hjelm, Livermore, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/916,305). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,797.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,797&RS=PN/8,780,797 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Nanowire Antenna ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,774,636) developed by two co-inventors for a "nanowire antenna." The co-inventors are Jeffrey H. Hunt, Thousand Oaks, California, and John Huntley Belk, St. Louis.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/323,966). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774636.PN.&OS=PN/8774636&RS=PN/8774636 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sony Electronics, Sony Assigned Patent for Decoder ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,774,281) developed by two co-inventors for a "decoder for decoding a plurality of digital video data." The co-inventors are Amelia C. Luna, San Jose, California, and Naxin Jason Wang, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2012 (13/623,395). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774281.PN.&OS=PN/8774281&RS=PN/8774281 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Magnolia Broadband Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Magnolia Broadband, Englewood, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,774,150) developed by five co-inventors for a system and method "for reducing side-lobe contamination effects in Wi-Fi access points." The co-inventors are Stuart S. Jeffery, Los Altos, California, Haim Harel, New York, Phil F. Chen, Denville, New Jersey, Kenneth Kludt, San Jose, California, and Sherwin J. Wang, Towaco, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2013 (13/955,320). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774150.PN.&OS=PN/8774150&RS=PN/8774150 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Surgical Fasteners ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,969) developed by Helmut Kayan, Redwood City, California, for surgical fasteners.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2002 (10/493,509). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,969.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,969&RS=PN/8,777,969 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent for Receptive Field Learning for Pooled Image Features ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,781,218) developed by Yangqing Jia, Berkeley, California, and Chang Huang, Santa Clara, California, for "receptive field learning for pooled image features." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2012 (13/668,188). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,218.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,218&RS=PN/8,781,218 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,780,948) developed by five co-inventors for a "precision photonic oscillator and method for generating an ultra-stable frequency reference using a two-photon rubidium transition." The co-inventors are Steven R. Wilkinson, Stevenson Ranch, California, Todd O. Clatterbuck, Los Angeles, Matthew T. Cashen, Beverly Hills, California, Gabriel N. Price, Redondo Beach, California, and Jeffrey L. Sabala, Northridge, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2012 (13/400,348). 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=8,780,948.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,948&RS=PN/8,780,948 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Princeton Power Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Princeton Power Systems, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,779,711) developed by Yang Liu, Fremont, California, for an induction motor driver.

The patent application was filed on April 20, 2011 (13/090,426). 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=8,779,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,711&RS=PN/8,779,711 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bose Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Bose Corp., Framingham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,781,681) developed by James A. Parison Jr., New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and Upendra V. Ummethala, Cupertino, California, for active suspending.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2013 (13/972,496). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,681.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,681&RS=PN/8,781,681 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Skyworks Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Skyworks Solutions, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,774,739) developed by two co-inventors for a "[m]ulti-mode power supply regulator for power amplifier control." The co-inventors are David S. Ripley, Marion, Iowa, and James P. Young, Thousand Oaks, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2012 (13/571,291). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774739.PN.&OS=PN/8774739&RS=PN/8774739 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** ZTE (USA) Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- ZTE (USA), Morristown, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,781,509) developed by Yonggang Fang, San Diego, Rajesh Bhalla, Gahanna, Ohio, and Xiaowu Zhao, Shenzhen, China, for an "interworking circuit service fall back." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2010 (12/777,255). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,509.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,509&RS=PN/8,781,509 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sony Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,782,697) developed by Norifumi Takaya, San Diego, and Xuan Zhang, San Diego, for a "system and method for providing improved channel mapping." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/404,192). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,697.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,697&RS=PN/8,782,697 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for System and Method for Mechanically Positioning Intravascular Implants ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,979) developed by Sanjay Shrivastava, Irvine, California, Earl Slee, Laguna Niguel, California, and Olivier Moret, Laguna Beach, California, for a "system and method for mechanically positioning intravascular implants." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/251,021). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,979.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,979&RS=PN/8,777,979 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Demand Response Management System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,782,190) developed by Edward Koch, San Rafael, California, for a "demand response management system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2011 (13/019,943). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,190.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,190&RS=PN/8,782,190 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cellco Partnership (Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,775,532) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for synchronizing messages across multiple digital message accounts." The co-inventors are Anil Kumar, Spotswood, New Jersey, Damodaram Bashyam, Irvine, California, and Kristi Crum, Mendham, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on April 11, 2011 (13/084,455). 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=8775532.PN.&OS=PN/8775532&RS=PN/8775532 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Focal Point Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Focal Point, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,777,459) developed by four co-inventors for a recessed luminaire. The co-inventors are Anthony G. Patti, Alta Loma, California, Stephene H. Yuen, Darien, Illinois, Peter F. Thornton Jr., Hinsdale, Illinois, and David E. Doubek, La Grange, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/782,855). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,77,459.PN.&OS=PN/87,77,459&RS=PN/87,77,459 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Interference Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,774,813) developed by three co-inventors for "interference management." The co-inventors are Yee Sin Chan, San Jose, California, Jin Yang, Orinda, California, and Matthew W. Nelson, Pleasanton, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2012 (13/670,989). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774813.PN.&OS=PN/8774813&RS=PN/8774813 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Deere & Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Deere & Co., Moline, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,781,039) developed by Richard G. Keegan, Palos Verdes Estates, California, for a "receiver and method for receiving a composite signal." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/718,793). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,81,039.PN.&OS=PN/87,81,039&RS=PN/87,81,039 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Howmedica Osteonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Howmedica Osteonics, Mahwah, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,777,990) developed by four co-inventors for a "knotless suture anchor for soft tissue repair and method of use." The co-inventors are Erik van der Burg, Los Gatos, California, Nathaniel Cohen, Los Gatos, California, Christopher Feezor, San Jose, California, and Christopher T. Cheng, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2008 (12/206,643). 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=8,777,990.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,990&RS=PN/8,777,990 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Selecting Iteration Schemes for Deduplication ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,775,388) developed by six co-inventors for "selecting iteration schemes for deduplication." The co-inventors are Richard Ruef, Santa Cruz, California, Joseph B. Shiimkus Jr., Framingham, Massachusetts, Xiangping Chen, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Matthew Long, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Miles A. de Forest, Bahama, North Carolina, and Karl Owen, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2010 (12/893,865). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775388.PN.&OS=PN/8775388&RS=PN/8775388 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,781,992) developed by David M. Doria, Lakewood, California, for a "system and method for scaled multinomial-dirichlet bayesian evidence fusion." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/535,954). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,81,992.PN.&OS=PN/87,81,992&RS=PN/87,81,992 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cummins-Allison Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cummins-Allison, Mount Prospect, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,781,206) developed by five co-inventors for an "optical imaging sensor for a document processing device." The co-inventors are Araz Yacoubian, Carlsbad, California, Frank M. Csulits, Gurnee, Illinois, Danny D. Yang, San Diego, Douglas U. Mennie, Barrington, Illinois, and Tomasz M. Jagielinski, Carlsbad, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2013 (13/768,586). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,206.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,206&RS=PN/8,781,206 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Self-tuning Microwave Ablation Probe ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,939) developed by Anthony C. Lee, San Francisco, and Kenlyn S. Bonn, Boulder, Colorado, for a "self-tuning microwave ablation probe." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/713,429). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,939.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,939&RS=PN/8,777,939 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Low Latency Handoff to or from Long Term Evolution Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,782,253) developed by Imtiyaz Shaikh, Irving, Texas, John Macias, Antelope, California, and Derek Bao, Concord, California, for a "low latency handoff to or from a long term evolution network." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2010 (12/791,676). 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=8,782,253.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,253&RS=PN/8,782,253 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,771) developed by six co-inventors for an interchangeable shaft system. The co-inventors are Thomas Orrin Bennett, Carlsbad, California, Stephanie Bezilla, Carlsbad, California, Charles E. Golden, Carlsbad, California, Bradford Hughes Hartwell, Carlsbad, California, Scott A. Knutson, Carlsbad, California, and Stephen S. Murphy, Carlsbad, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2012 (13/568,044). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,771.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,771&RS=PN/8,777,771 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nielsen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Nielsen, Schaumburg, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,782,681) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for rating media and events in media based on physiological data." The co-inventors are Hans C. Lee, Carmel, California, Timmie T. Hong, San Diego, William H. Williams, Hilo, Hawaii, and Michael R. Fettiplace, Madison, Wisconsin.

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2007 (11/804,555). 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=87,82,681.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,681&RS=PN/87,82,681 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Methods for Early Stage Peritonitis Detection and for in Vivo Testing of Bodily Fluid ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,891) developed by Frank J. Landherr, Cary, Illinois, and Jay M. Lan, Thousand Oaks, California, for the "apparatus and methods for early stage peritonitis detection and for in vivo testing of bodily fluid." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2008 (12/020,171). 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=8,777,891.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,891&RS=PN/8,777,891 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ImaTx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- ImaTx, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,781,191) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for the compensation of imaging technique in the processing of radiographic images." The co-inventors are Philipp Lang, Lexington, Massachusetts, Daniel Steines, Lexington, Massachusetts, Siau-Way Liew, Pinole, California, and Rene Vargas-Voracek, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2012 (13/587,344). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,191.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,191&RS=PN/8,781,191 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Robertshaw Controls Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Robertshaw Controls, Carol Stream, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,776,733) developed by Bill Haddad, Garden Grove, California, and Raymond Joubran, Pasadena, California, for a "valve shank mount assembly for a water heater." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/392,866). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,76,733.PN.&OS=PN/87,76,733&RS=PN/87,76,733 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Callwave Communications Assigned Patent for Blocking Unwanted Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Callwave Communications, Brookline, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,774,785) developed by four co-inventors for methods and systems "for blocking unwanted communications." The co-inventors are Leland W. Kirchhoff, Santa Barbara, California, Colin Kelley, Santa Barbara, California, David S. Trandal, Santa Barbara, California, David F. Hofstatter, Santa Barbara, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2013 (14/103,630). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774785.PN.&OS=PN/8774785&RS=PN/8774785 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Knowles Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Knowles Electronics, Itasca, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,781,140) developed by Eric J. Lautenschlager, Geneva, Illinois, and Galen Kirkpatrick, Redondo Beach, California, for a "compact, highly integrated microphone assembly." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2012 (13/446,644). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,81,140.PN.&OS=PN/87,81,140&RS=PN/87,81,140 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bruker Daltonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,779,353) developed by Stephen Zanon, Campbell, California, and Maurizio A. Splendore, Walnut Creek, California, for an "ion guide and electrode for its assembly." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2012 (13/347,754). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,779,353.PN.&OS=PN/8,779,353&RS=PN/8,779,353 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent for Autonomous Network Access Congestion ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, have been assigned a patent (8,774,211) developed by five co-inventors for "autonomous network access congestion and collision control." The co-inventors are Lalit R. Kotecha, San Ramon, California, Steven R. Rados, Danville, California, Patricia Ruey-Jane Chang, San Ramon, California, Vikram K. Rawat, San Ramon, California, and Yee Sin Chan, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/979,547). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774211.PN.&OS=PN/8774211&RS=PN/8774211 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for System and Method for Mechanically Positioning Intravascular Implants ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,978) developed by 17 co-inventors for a "system and method for mechanically positioning intravascular implants." The co-inventors are Brian Michael Strauss, Trabuco Canyon, California, Earl Howard Slee, Laguna Niguel, California, Ramon Torres Carrillo, Santa Ana, California, Khoa Dang Vu, Santa Ana, California, William Robert Patterson, Irvine, California, Jessica Liang, Irvine, California, Richard Stephen Bein, San Clemente, California, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt, Laguna Niguel, California, Stacy Leon Faught, Aliso Viejo, California, Vince Divino, Mission Viejo, California, Darrell Christopher Drysen, Irvine, California, Mark Philip Ashby, Laguna Niguel, California, Justin Arthur Klotz, Los Angeles, Maria De Jesus Sanson, San Clemente, California, Scott William Brennan, Laguna Beach, California, Lawrason Charles Wilbur, Lake Forest, California, and Lester Eugene Oestreich, Norwalk, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2011 (13/221,852). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,978.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,978&RS=PN/8,777,978 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Warming System for Air Separation Modules ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,778,062) developed by Donald Ray Snow Jr., Fountain Valley, California, for a "warming system for air separation modules." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2011 (13/327,222). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,78,062.PN.&OS=PN/87,78,062&RS=PN/87,78,062 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sony Electronics, Sony Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,774,541) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for adaptive interpolation filtering for image compression." The co-inventors are Mohammad Gharavi-Alkhansari, Santa Clara, California, and Ali Tabatabai, Cupertino, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2008 (12/265,653). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8774541.PN.&OS=PN/8774541&RS=PN/8774541 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Mattersight Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Mattersight, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,781,102) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and system for analyzing a communication by applying a behavioral model thereto." The co-inventors are Kelly Conway, Lake Bluff, Illinois, Keene Hedges Capers, La Jolla, California, Christopher Danson, Austin, Texas, Douglas Brown, Austin, Texas, David Gustafson, Lake Bluff, Illinois, Roger Warford, Hoschton, Georgia, and Melissa Moore, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2013 (14/072,479). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,81,102.PN.&OS=PN/87,81,102&RS=PN/87,81,102 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Detection of Oximetry Sensor Sites Based on Waveform Characteristics ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,777,867) developed by Clark R. Baker Jr., Castro Valley, California, for the "detection of oximetry sensor sites based on waveform characteristics." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,287). 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=8,777,867.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,867&RS=PN/8,777,867 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Efficient Data Movement ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,782,007) developed by Kenneth A. Sell, Sunnyvale, California, for an efficient data movement.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2010 (12/983,165). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,007.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,007&RS=PN/87,82,007 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Dynamic Prefetch Throttling for Multi-Controller Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,775,775) developed by two co-inventors for a "dynamic prefetch throttling for multi-controller systems." The co-inventors are Dhanabal Ekambaram, Milpitas, California, and Pratap Vikram Singh, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,615). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775775.PN.&OS=PN/8775775&RS=PN/8775775 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent for Energy Efficient OFDM Transceiver ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,781,326) developed by Junqiang Hu, Davis, California, Dayou Qian, Princeton, New Jersey, and Ting Wang, West Windsor, New Jersey, for an "energy efficient OFDM transceiver." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2012 (13/437,139). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,326.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,326&RS=PN/8,781,326 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Virtual Repository Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,782,096) developed by Razmik Abnous, Danville, California, Victor Spivak, San Mateo, California, and Eric Merhoff, Walnut Creek, California, for the virtual repository management.

The patent application was filed on July 22, 2011 (13/189,230). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,096.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,096&RS=PN/87,82,096 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Motorola Mobility, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,782,258) developed by four co-inventors for "transferring web data between operating system environments." The co-inventors are David Brittain, Belmont, California, Su-Yin Gan, Santa Clara, California, Ansuman Tapan Satpathy, Sunnyvale, California, and Judy C. Tsai, Los Altos, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2011 (12/984,387). 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=87,82,258.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,258&RS=PN/87,82,258 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tellabs Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tellabs Operations, Naperville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,782,632) developed by six co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for performing in-service software upgrade for a network device using system virtualization." The co-inventors are Chakravarthi S. Chigurapati, Palo Alto, California, Pawan Uberoy, San Jose, California, Somnath Mani, Santa Clara, California, Praveen Madhav, San Jose, California, Duncan Stuart Ritchie, Bowen Island, Canada, and Sebastian Sapa, Vancouver, Canada.

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,038). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,632.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,632&RS=PN/87,82,632 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Imaging System and Method Using Partial-coherence Speckle Interference Tomography ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,780,182) developed by Robert W. Byren, Manhattan Beach, California, for an "imaging system and method using partial-coherence speckle interference tomography." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/751,298). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,182.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,182&RS=PN/8,780,182 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Providing Selective Voice Mail Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,781,084) developed by Emerando Delos Reyes, Pleasant Hill, California, Benjamin J. Parker, Foster City, California, and Samir Ait-Ameur, Fremont, California, for "providing selective voice mail services." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/307,223). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,781,084.PN.&OS=PN/8,781,084&RS=PN/8,781,084 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sony Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,780,762) developed by four co-inventors for a "node query in ad hoc home mesh network." The co-inventors are Abhishek Patil, San Diego, Xiangpeng Jing, San Diego, Aixin Liu, San Diego, and Djung N. Nguyen, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on March 11, 2009 (12/402,439). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,780,762.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,762&RS=PN/8,780,762 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent for Messaging Gateway System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,773,997) developed by Zhijian Lin, Dublin, California, for a "messaging gateway system with real-time message allocation computer." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/692,366). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8773997.PN.&OS=PN/8773997&RS=PN/8773997 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,773,837) developed by three co-inventors for "multi pulse linear ionizer." The co-inventors are Edward Oldynski, Martinez, California, Leslie Partridge, San Jose, California, Peter Gefter, South San Francisco, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/367,369). 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=8773837.PN.&OS=PN/8773837&RS=PN/8773837 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sand 9 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Sand 9, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,772,999) developed by four o-inventors for "signal amplification by hierarchal resonating structures." The co-inventors are Pritiraj Mohanty, Los Angeles, Alexei Gaidarzhy, Brighton, Massachusetts, Guiti Zolfagharkhani, Brighton, Massachusetts, and Fardad Hashemi, Boston.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2007 (12/681,428). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8772999.PN.&OS=PN/8772999&RS=PN/8772999 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** CCL Label Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- CCL Label, Framingham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,778,474) developed by Jay K. Sato, Mission Viejo, California, and Douglas W. Wilson, San Dimas, California, for a "repositionable medium and stack thereof." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2011 (13/081,488). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,474.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,474&RS=PN/8,778,474 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amira Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Amira Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,778,983) developed by seven co-inventors for "polycyclic compounds as lysophosphatidic acid receptor antagonists." The co-inventors are Ryan Clark, San Diego, Brian Andrew Stearns, Encinitas, California, Lucy Zhao, San Diego, Thomas Jon Seiders, San Diego, Deborah Volkots, La Jolla, California, Jeannie M. Arruda, San Diego, and David Nathan Zalatan, Palo Alto, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2010 (12/893,902). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,778,983.PN.&OS=PN/8,778,983&RS=PN/8,778,983 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Synchronization of Storage Using Log Files and Snapshots ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,782,003) developed by R. Hugo Patterson, Los Altos, California, for the "synchronization of storage using log files and snapshots." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,791). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,82,003.PN.&OS=PN/87,82,003&RS=PN/87,82,003 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,775,003) developed by three co-inventors for methods and systems "for controlling a proportional integrator." The co-inventors are Seok-Joo Jang, Irvine, California, Lihua Li, Torrance, California, and Ray M. Ransom, Big Bear City, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2012 (13/687,748). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775003.PN.&OS=PN/8775003&RS=PN/8775003 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Antifreeze Agent for Tire Sealants ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,772,370) developed by Shees N. Sulemanji, Grover Beach, California, for an "antifreeze agent for tire sealants." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/804,242). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8772370.PN.&OS=PN/8772370&RS=PN/8772370 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Handling Multiple Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Calls via Single Bearer ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,780,799) developed by Lalit R. Kotecha, San Ramon, California, and Kamlesh S. Kamdar, Dublin, California, for "handling multiple voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls via a single bearer." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2011 (13/098,778). 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=8,780,799.PN.&OS=PN/8,780,799&RS=PN/8,780,799 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Round Rock Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Round Rock Research, Jersey City, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,782,316) developed by Srikumar N. Chari, Cupertino, California, and Kenny L. Bright, Hayward, California, for "systems and methods for performing a hot input function." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,314). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,316.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,316&RS=PN/8,782,316 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cellco Partnership, Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, have been assigned a patent (8,782,188) developed by five co-inventors for the automated device reporting. The co-inventors are Derek Hongwei H. Bao, Concord, California, Vikram Rawat, San Ramon, California, Patricia Ruey-Jane Chang, San Ramon, California, Steven R. Rados, Danville, California, and Maria G. Lam, Oakland, California.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/827,671). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,782,188.PN.&OS=PN/8,782,188&RS=PN/8,782,188 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bruker Daltonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,772,709) developed by five co-inventors for an "assembly for an electrospray ion source." The co-inventors are Roy P. Moeller, San Leandro, California, Rohan Thakur, Mountain View, California, Felician Muntean, Danville, California, Maurizio A. Splendore, Walnut Creek, California, and Stephen Zanon, Campbell, California.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2012 (13/550,061). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8772709.PN.&OS=PN/8772709&RS=PN/8772709 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Medarex Assigned Patent for Antiproliferative Compounds ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Medarex, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,772,542) developed by three co-inventors for "antiproliferative compounds, conjugates thereof, methods therefor, and uses thereof." The co-inventors are Heng Cheng, Foster City, California, Sanjeev Gangwar, Foster City, California, and Qiang Cong, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2013 (13/752,664). 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=8772542.PN.&OS=PN/8772542&RS=PN/8772542 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Monitoring Laboratory Animals ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,763,559) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for monitoring laboratory animals." The co-inventors are Philip Salzmann, Cardiff, California, James Sinclair, Carlsbad, California, and Trang Nguyen, Gurnee, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2013 (13/777,239). 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=8763559.PN.&OS=PN/8763559&RS=PN/8763559 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Elwha Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Elwha, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,776,145) developed by six co-inventors for an "in-transit electronic media with location-based content." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, California, Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, David B. Tuckerman, Lafayette, California, Thomas A. Weaver, San Mateo, California, and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2011 (13/200,097). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8776145.PN.&OS=PN/8776145&RS=PN/8776145 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Medarex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Medarex, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,772,543) developed by four co-inventors for "antiproliferative compounds, conjugates thereof, methods therefor, and uses thereof." The co-inventors are Heng Cheng, Foster City, California, Sanjeev Gangwar, Foster City, California, Qiang Cong, Sunnyvale, California, and Qian Zhang, Danville, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2013 (13/752,721). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8772543.PN.&OS=PN/8772543&RS=PN/8772543 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Analog Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,773,294) developed by two co-inventors for "[b]ackground techniques for comparator calibration." The co-inventors are Stephen R. Kosic, San Diego, and Jeffrey P. Bray, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 7, 2012 (13/490,673). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8773294.PN.&OS=PN/8773294&RS=PN/8773294 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,774,235) developed by Robert D. Stultz, Cypress, California, for a system and method "for suppressing parasitics in an optical device." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2011 (13/167,568). 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=8774235.PN.&OS=PN/8774235&RS=PN/8774235 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** MKS Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- MKS Instruments, Andover, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,773,019) developed by two co-inventors for "feedback control and coherency of multiple power supplies in radio frequency power delivery systems for pulsed mode schemes in thin film processing." The co-inventors are David J. Coumou, Webster, New York, and Richard Pham, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb.23, 2012 (13/403,656). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8773019.PN.&OS=PN/8773019&RS=PN/8773019 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Ethicon Assigned Patent for Self-retaining Sutures Including Tissue Retainers Having Improved Strength ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Ethicon, Somerville, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,777,987) developed by Robert A. Herrmann, Vancouver, Canada, Alexei Goraltchouk, Santa Barbara, California, and Lev Drubetsky, Coquitlam, Canada, for "self-retaining sutures including tissue retainers having improved strength." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/680,176). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,777,987.PN.&OS=PN/8,777,987&RS=PN/8,777,987 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been assigned a patent (8,772,690) developed by six co-inventors for a "[m]ulti-functional star tracker with precision focal plane position control for small cubesat-class satellites." The co-inventors are Matthew W. Smith, Pasadena, California, Christopher M. Pong, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Sungyung Lim, Acton, Massachusetts, David W. Miller, Sharon, Massachusetts, Sara Seager, Concord, Massachusetts, and Shawn Murphy, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2012 (13/364,261). 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=8772690.PN.&OS=PN/8772690&RS=PN/8772690 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,765,957) developed by twelf co-inventors for a process "for making modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance 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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