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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Etch Bias Homogenization ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,785,314) developed by Fabio Pellizzer, Cornate d' Adda, Italy, Hernan A. Castro, Shingle Springs, California, and Eddie T. Flores, Folsom, California, for etch bias homogenization. The patent application was filed on May 3, 2012 (13/463,245). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,314.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,314&RS=PN/8,785,314 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for Targeting Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,788,120) developed by Andrew P. Imbrie, Santa Clara, California, Steven A. Dunn, Livermore, California, and Andrew A. Myers, Sunnyvale, California, for targeting management. The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/090,175). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,120.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,120&RS=PN/8,788,120 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** TeleCommunications Systems Assigned Patent for Method and System for Saving and Retrieving Spatial Related Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- TeleCommunications Systems, Annapolis, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,786,469) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for saving and retrieving spatial related information." The co-inventors are Michael A. Sheha, Laguna Niguel, California, Angie Sheha, Laguna Niguel, California, Stephen Petilli, Laguna Niguel, California, and Mark Goddard, Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The patent application was filed on March 4, 2013 (13/784,124). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,469.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,469&RS=PN/8,786,469 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Alabama, Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on Behalf of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Samsung Electronics, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, have been assigned a patent (8,780,665) developed by two co-inventors for a method and system "for providing magnetic tunneling junction elements having an easy cone anisotropy." The co-inventors are Dmytro Apalkov, San Jose, California, and William H. Butler, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2013 (13/739,959). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8780665.PN.&OS=PN/8780665&RS=PN/8780665 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method Providing Optimized Incentives to Delay Expected Termination of Gaming Session ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,190) developed by Adam J. Thompson, Henderson, Nevada, Eugene T. Bond, Laguna Niguel, California, and Richard A. Powell, Henderson, Nevada, for a "gaming system and method providing optimized incentives to delay expected termination of a gaming session." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2012 (13/403,667). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,190.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,190&RS=PN/87,84,190 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bally Gaming Assigned Patent for Portable Gaming Device Having Perceived Skill Component ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Bally Gaming, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,186) developed by Bill Rommerdahl, Huntington Beach, California, Thomas F. Cardin Jr., Huntington Beach, California, and Joseph Sengir, Lakewood, California, for a "portable gaming device having a perceived skill component." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2013 (13/891,593). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,186.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,186&RS=PN/87,84,186 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amtech Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Amtech Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been assigned a patent (8,779,968) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for microwave ranging to a target in presence of clutter and multi-path effects." The co-inventors are Kelly Gravelle, Poway, California, Jeremy Landt, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Joseph H. Kao, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Michael P. Gonzales, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,296). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8779968.PN.&OS=PN/8779968&RS=PN/8779968 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method for Providing Offer and Acceptance Game ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,174) developed by Leandro Basallo, San Francisco, Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, California, and Brian F. Saunders, Sunnyvale, California, for a "gaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2012 (13/626,312). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,174.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,174&RS=PN/87,84,174 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Engate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Engate Technology, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,788,596) developed by four co-inventors for an "unsolicited message rejecting communications processor." The co-inventors are Richard Paul White, Pacific Grove, California, Alan Huang, Menlo Park, California, Haw-minn Lu, San Diego, and Ira Victor Spivack, Reno, Nevada. The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2008 (12/317,938). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,596.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,596&RS=PN/87,88,596 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medevice I.P. Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Medevice I.P. Holdings, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been assigned a patent (8,778,027) developed by Mark Patrick Medina, Torrance, California, for an implant apparatus and a method "for spinal fusion from oblique, lateral, ALIF, PLIF, and TLIF approach." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2012 (13/438,117). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8778027.PN.&OS=PN/8778027&RS=PN/8778027 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Hand Held Products Assigned Patent for Encoded Information Reading Terminal ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Hand Held Products, Fort Mill, South Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,779,898) developed by two co-inventors for an "[e]ncoded information reading terminal with micro-electromechanical radio frequency front end." The co-inventors are William H. Havens, Syracuse, New York, and Huyu Qu, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2011 (13/211,555). 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=8779898.PN.&OS=PN/8779898&RS=PN/8779898 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** IGT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,183) developed by Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, California, for a "gaming system, gaming device, and method for displaying indications of awards that could have been won." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,422). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,183.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,183&RS=PN/87,84,183 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Electromagnet-based Rolling Robot ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,788,130) developed by Nghia X. Tran, San Diego, and James Eric Anderson, Ramona, California, for an electromagnet-based rolling robot. The patent application was filed on May 29, 2012 (13/482,770). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,130.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,130&RS=PN/8,788,130 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Flagship Biosciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Flagship Biosciences, Boulder, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,787,651) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for feature analysis on consecutive tissue sections." The co-inventors are Steven Potts, Flagstaff, Arizona, Trevor Johnson, San Marcos, California, Frank Voelker, Brewster, Massachusetts, and George David Young, Boulder, Colorado. The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,991). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,651.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,651&RS=PN/8,787,651 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** FemPulse Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- FemPulse, Incline Village, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,788,040) developed by Alexandra Haessler, Larkspur, California, for "devices and methods for stimulating nerves." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2012 (13/492,855). 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=87,88,040.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,040&RS=PN/87,88,040 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mentor Graphics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,788,982) developed by George Lippincott, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Yuri Granik, Palo Alto, California, and Sergey Kobelkov, Moscow, for a "layout design defect repair using inverse lithography." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2013 (13/740,651). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,982.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,982&RS=PN/87,88,982 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Turbine and Diesel Fuels and Methods for Making Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,785,702) developed by Benjamin G. Harvey, Ridgecrest, California, Roxanne L. Quintana, Ridgecrest, California, and Michael E. Wright, Ridgecrest, California, for "turbine and diesel fuels and methods for making the same." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (12/769,757). 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=8,785,702.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,702&RS=PN/8,785,702 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sandia, Lawrence Livermore National Security, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Sandia, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, and The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, California, have been assigned a patent (8,778,459) developed by 12 co-inventors for "corrosion resistant amorphous metals and methods of forming corrosion resistant amorphous metals." The co-inventors are Joseph C. Farmer, Tracy, California, Frank M. G. Wong, Livermore, California, Jeffery J. Haslam, Livermore, California, Nancy Yang, Lafayette, California, Enrique J. Lavernia, Davis, California, Craig A. Blue, Knoxville, Tennessee, Olivia A. Graeve, Reno, Nevada, Robert Bayles, Annandale, Virginia, John H. Perepezko, Madison, Wisconsin, Larry Kaufman, Brookline, Massachusetts, Julie Schoenung, Davis, California, and Leo Ajdelsztajn, Walnut Creek, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2009 (12/571,535). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8778459.PN.&OS=PN/8778459&RS=PN/8778459 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Fusion-io Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Fusion-io, Salt Lake City, has been assigned a patent (8,782,344) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for managing cache admission." The co-inventors are Nisha Talagala, Livermore, California, Swaminathan Sundararaman, Santa Clara, California, and Amar Mudrankit, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2012 (13/349,417). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8782344.PN.&OS=PN/8782344&RS=PN/8782344 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Automated Three Phase Power Monitoring System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,786,991) developed by Michael A. Torres, Newbury Park, California, for an "automated three phase power monitoring system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2012 (13/627,514). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,991.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,991&RS=PN/8,786,991 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ciena Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Ciena, Hanover, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,788,651) developed by five co-inventors for "multi-stage value retrieval and multi-rate value retrieval." The co-inventors are K. Gintaras Atkinson, San Francisco, Scott Daniel Wilsey, Mead, Washington, Darren William Oye, Greenacres, Washington, Bo Wen, Spokane Valley, Washington, and Louis Reis, Spokane Valley, Washington. The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/864,673). 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=8,788,651.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,651&RS=PN/8,788,651 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for High Speed Ring/bus ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,787,397) developed by Zvi Regev, West Hills, California, and Alon Regev, Woodland Hills, California, for a "high speed ring/bus." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2010 (12/961,262). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,397.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,397&RS=PN/8,787,397 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SenoRx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- SenoRx, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,784,433) developed by four co-inventors for a "plugged tip delivery tube for marker placement." The co-inventors are Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, California, Jason H. Safabash, Aliso Viejo, California, Martin Shabaz, Lake Forest, California, and John Merritt, San Clemente, California. The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/458,206). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,433.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,433&RS=PN/87,84,433 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Clock Circuits and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,788,868) developed by Nicholas T. Hendrickson, Rancho Cordova, California, for "clock circuits and methods." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2011 (13/215,970). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,868.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,868&RS=PN/8,788,868 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** MedImmune Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- MedImmune, Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,785,173) developed by Mark Thompson, Morgan Hill, California, Janice Wee, San Mateo, California, and Akanksha Nagpal, San Jose, California, for "methods for purification of viruses." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2009 (13/120,638). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,173.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,173&RS=PN/8,785,173 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Data Path for Multi-level Cell Memory, Methods for Storing and Methods for Utilizing Memory Array ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,787,081) developed by Mark Bauer, Folsom, California, for a "data path for multi-level cell memory, methods for storing and methods for utilizing a memory array." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2013 (13/938,022). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,081.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,081&RS=PN/8,787,081 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wal-Mart Stores Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,352) developed by two co-inventors for a "gift-registry apparatus and method." The co-inventors are Stuart Argue, Palo Alto, California, and Anthony Emile Marcar, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2012 (13/688,121). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8788352.PN.&OS=PN/8788352&RS=PN/8788352 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,788,991) developed by Junjuan Xu, San Jose, California, and Paul Glendenning, Woodside, California, for "state grouping for element utilization." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2012 (13/357,511). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,991.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,991&RS=PN/8,788,991 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seminis Vegetable Seeds Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Seminis Vegetable Seeds, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,785,720) developed by Jacobus Gerardus Joannes Hoogstraten, Wageningen, The Netherlands, and Carl J. Braun III, Woodland, California, for the "methods for coupling resistance alleles in tomato." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2009 (12/503,595). 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=87,85,720.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,720&RS=PN/87,85,720 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** UT-Battelle Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,778,724) developed by nine co-inventors for a "[h]igh volume method of making low-cost, lightweight solar materials." The co-inventors are Craig A. Blue, Knoxville, Tennessee, Art Clemens, Knoxville, Tennessee, Chad E. Duty, Knoxville, Tennessee, David C. Harper, Kingston, Tennessee, Ronald D. Ott, Knoxville, Tennessee, John D. Rivard, Arlington, Virginia, Christopher S. Murray, San Diego, Susan L. Murray, San Diego, and Andre R. Klein, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/889,486). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8778724.PN.&OS=PN/8778724&RS=PN/8778724 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for System and Method for Furling Air Cushion Landing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,783,602) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for furling an air cushion landing system." The co-inventors are John Morehead, Santa Clarita, California, Malcolm Cox, Southampton, United Kingdom, Charles Eden, Cowes, United Kingdom, Robert Boyd, Santa Clarita, California, and Nicholas Piini, Palmdale, California. The patent application was filed on April 17, 2012 (13/449,144). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,783,602.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,602&RS=PN/8,783,602 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Akonia Holographics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Akonia Holographics, Longmont, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,786,923) developed by Ernest Y. Chuang, Boulder, Colorado, Kevin R. Curtis, Longmont, Colorado, and Yunping Yang, Los Angeles, for "methods and systems for recording to holographic storage media." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2005 (11/131,601). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,923.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,923&RS=PN/8,786,923 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for Aircraft Fuselage Drag Reduction Blivet ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,783,617) developed by Michael W. Harbeck, Santa Clarita, California, and Brian Quayle, Lancaster, California, for an "aircraft fuselage drag reduction blivet." The patent application was filed on April 12, 2012 (13/445,815). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,783,617.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,617&RS=PN/8,783,617 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Analog-to-digital and Digital-to-analog Conversion Window Adjustment Based on Reference Cells in Memory Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,787,103) developed by Vishal Sarin, Cupertino, California, Jung-Sheng Hoei, Newark, California, and Frankie F. Roohparvar, Monte Sereno, California, for "analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion window adjustment based on reference cells in a memory device." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2011 (13/187,665). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,103.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,103&RS=PN/8,787,103 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Truality Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Truality, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,973) developed by Stephen Pizzo, Los Angeles, and Hector Ortega, Los Angeles, for a "hand held camera mount." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2012 (13/544,188). 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=87,83,973.PN.&OS=PN/87,83,973&RS=PN/87,83,973 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Maryland, University of Texas System, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The University of Maryland, Baltimore, the University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, have been assigned a patent (8,785,499) developed by four co-inventors for "targeting NAD biosynthesis in bacterial pathogens." The co-inventors are Alexander Mackerell Jr., Baltimore, Hong Zhang, Dallas, Andrei Osterman, San Diego, and Rohit Kolhatkar, Loves Park, Illinois. The patent application was filed on July 12, 2010 (13/383,340). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,499.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,499&RS=PN/8,785,499 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for Fast Ingest, Archive and Retrieval Systems, Method and Computer Programs ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,788,464) developed by six co-inventors for "fast ingest, archive and retrieval systems, method and computer programs." The co-inventors are Geminiano A. Lola, Newark, California, Christopher M. Allocco, San Jose, California, Becky S. Chu, Pleasanton, California, Nerissa K. Oberlander, San Jose, California, Robert S. Rudisill, San Jose, California, and Benjamin R. Tran, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on July 25, 2005 (11/188,942). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,464.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,464&RS=PN/8,788,464 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Mapping Between Program States and Data Patterns ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,788,743) developed by four co-inventors for "mapping between program states and data patterns." The co-inventors are Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Carlsbad, California, Patrick R. Khayat, San Diego, Mustafa N. Kaynak, San Diego, and Zhenlei Shen, Boise, Idaho. The patent application was filed on April 11, 2012 (13/444,314). 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=8,788,743.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,743&RS=PN/8,788,743 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Personalized Mobile Device Application Presentation Using Photograph-based Capability Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,788,944) developed by five co-inventors for a "personalized mobile device application presentation using photograph-based capability detection." The co-inventors are Sunbir Gill, Irvine, California, Kenley B. Capps, Irvine, California, David R. Sodt, Seattle, Mekka C. Okereke, Irvine, California, and Matthew A. Jones, Ladera Ranch, California. The patent application was filed on March 9, 2011 (13/044,465). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,944.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,944&RS=PN/87,88,944 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Promega Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Promega, Madison, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,785,652) developed by six co-inventors for the "detection of hydrogen peroxide." The co-inventors are Dieter Klaubert, Arroyo Grande, California, John Shultz, Verona, Wisconsin, James Unch, Arroyo Grande, California, Michael P. Valley, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, Hui Wang, San Luis Obispo, California, and Wenhui Zhou, San Luis Obispo, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2012 (13/587,387). 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=87,85,652.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,652&RS=PN/87,85,652 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ciena Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Existential Provisioning of Flexible Line Modules Using Distributed Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Ciena, Hanover, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,787,170) developed by Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, California, Michael A. Gazier, Ottawa, Canada, and Ian H. Duncan, Ottawa, Canada, for "methods and systems for existential provisioning of flexible line modules using distributed control." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2007 (11/657,266). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,170.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,170&RS=PN/8,787,170 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Constitutive Photomorphogenesis 1 (COP1) Nucleic Acid Sequence from Zea Mays and Its Use Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,785,616) developed by four co-inventors for a "constitutive photomorphogenesis 1 (COP1) nucleic acid sequence from Zea mays and its use thereof." The co-inventors are Nordine Cheikh, Davis, California, Molian Deng, Grover, Missouri, Philip W. Miller, Ballwin, Missouri, and Nanfei Xu, Wildwood, Missouri. The patent application was filed on March 7, 2007 (11/683,281). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,85,616.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,616&RS=PN/87,85,616 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** JLB Ventures Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- JLB Ventures, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,789,114) developed by Dan Kikinis, Saratoga, California, for "remote control of program scheduling." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2001 (09/875,460). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,789,114.PN.&OS=PN/8,789,114&RS=PN/8,789,114 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method for Providing Symbol Elimination Game ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,191) developed by Leandro Basallo, San Francisco, and Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, California, for a "gaming system and method for providing a symbol elimination game." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2013 (13/789,035). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,191.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,191&RS=PN/87,84,191 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Iqnavigator Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Iqnavigator, Centennial, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,788,357) developed by Wyatt Wasicek, Round Rock, Texas, Scott C. Thornburg, Yorba Linda, California, and Andrew A. Cullen III, Succasunna, New Jersey, for a "system and method for productizing human capital labor employment positions/jobs." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2010 (12/855,532). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,357.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,357&RS=PN/8,788,357 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IVI Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IVI Holdings, Boulder, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,786,033) developed by Tamio Saito, San Jose, California, for a "biometric sensor and sensor panel, method for detecting biometric pattern using the same, and method for manufacturing the same." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2007 (11/849,948). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,033.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,033&RS=PN/8,786,033 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** HHS Assigned Patent for Dissection Tool and Methods of Use ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been assigned a patent (8,785,193) developed by Soojung Shin, Carlsbad, California, for the "dissection tool and methods of use." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2006 (11/531,972). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,193.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,193&RS=PN/8,785,193 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alderbio Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- Alderbio Holdings, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,613) developed by James M. Cregg, Claremont, California, and Ilya I. Tolstorukov, Claremont, California, for "P. pastoris pastoris promoters, and the use thereof to direct expression of proteins in yeast, preferably using a haploid mating strategy." The patent application was filed on July 6, 2012 (13/542,851). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,85,613.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,613&RS=PN/87,85,613 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method for Providing Casual Wagering Game ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,181) developed by Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, California, Gregory F. Frank, Walnut Creek, California, and Ernest M. Lafky, San Francisco, for a "gaming system and method for providing a casual wagering game." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2009 (12/541,649). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,181.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,181&RS=PN/87,84,181 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. 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