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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (July 28)
[July 28, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (July 28)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

*** Foro Energy, Chevron USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Foro Energy, Houston, and Chevron USA, Houston, have been assigned a patent (8,783,361) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "[l]aser assisted blowout preventer and methods of use." The co-inventors are Mark S. Zediker, Castle Rock, Colorado, Henry A. Bergeron, Houston, Philip V. Clark, Sugar Land, Texas, Joel F. Moxley, Denver, Paul D. Deutch, Houston, Lance D. Underwood, Morrison, Colorado, Charles C. Rinzler, Denver, Ronald A. De Witt, Katy, Texas, Sharath K. Kolachalam, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Daryl L. Grubb, Littleton, Colorado.



The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,175). 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=8783361.PN.&OS=PN/8783361&RS=PN/8783361 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Applied Milling Systems, SuperBrix Internacional Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Applied Milling Systems, Houston, and SuperBrix Internacional S.A., Barranquilla, Colimbia, have been assigned a patent (8,783,588) developed by two co-inventors for a method for the "[r]ecovery of aleurone-rich flour from bran." The co-inventors are Warner Travis Pape, Houston, Ricardo Martin Ghisays Galindo, Barranquilla, Columbia.


The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2011 (13/293,254). 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=8783588.PN.&OS=PN/8783588&RS=PN/8783588 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Timothy D. Blevins Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Timothy D. Blevins, De Kalb, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,701) developed by Timothy D. Blevins, De Kalb, Texas, for "[l]owerable suspension for trailers and other vehicles." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2013 (13/910,488). 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=8783701.PN.&OS=PN/8783701&RS=PN/8783701 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Vetco Gray Assigned Patent for Bellows Type Adjustable Casing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Vetco Gray, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,362) developed by Frank C. Adamek, Spring, Texas, for "[b]ellows type adjustable casing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/957,163). 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=8783362.PN.&OS=PN/8783362&RS=PN/8783362 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Betafence USA Assigned Patent for Fence System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Betafence USA, Ennis, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,661) developed by John F. Payne, Ennis, Texas, for a "fence system, and method for making same." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/969,785). 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=8783661.PN.&OS=PN/8783661&RS=PN/8783661 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Smith International Assigned Patent for Electrical Routing Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Smith International, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,366) developed by Richard Davis, Houston, for a method "for routing an electrical conductor through a sub-surface channel in substantially any suitable metallic article of manufacture includes friction stir welding a cap in a groove formed in a surface of the article so as to form the sub-surface channel." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,024). 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=8783366.PN.&OS=PN/8783366&RS=PN/8783366 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Well Tool with Shearable Collet ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,368) developed by two co-inventors for a "[w]ell tool with shearable collet." The co-inventors are Erik P. Eriksen, Calgary, Canada, and Barry J. Tate, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2011 (12/985,107). 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=8783368.PN.&OS=PN/8783368&RS=PN/8783368 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Directional Drilling ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,382) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus and methods "for directional drilling." The co-inventors are Maja Ignova, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, Geoff Downton, Minchinhampton, United Kingdom, and Dimitrios Pirovolou, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2009 (12/354,524). 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=8783382.PN.&OS=PN/8783382&RS=PN/8783382 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** HEB Grocery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- HEB Grocery, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,783,438) developed by four co-inventors for a "[d]iverter arm for retail checkstand and retail checkstands and methods incorporating same." The co-inventors are Nhan Thanh Phan, San Antonio, Craig Lewis Marquis, Floresville, Texas, Ronald Andrew Wenzel, San Antonio, and David Herschel May, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2012 (13/691,204). 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=8783438.PN.&OS=PN/8783438&RS=PN/8783438 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Smith International Assigned Patent for Drill Bit Stabilizing Members ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Smith International, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,386) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]tabilizing members for fixed cutter drill bit." The co-inventors are Bala Durairajan, Houston, and Dwayne P. Terracina, Spring, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2010 (12/828,887). 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=8783386.PN.&OS=PN/8783386&RS=PN/8783386 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,369) developed by Emmanuel Rioufol, Houston, for a "[d]ownhole pressure barrier and method for communication lines." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/696,956). 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=8783369.PN.&OS=PN/8783369&RS=PN/8783369 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Bell Helicopter Textron Assigned Patent for Jettisonable Armor ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Bell Helicopter Textron, Hurst, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,611) developed by two co-inventors for a "[j]ettisonable armor." The co-inventors are Martin Peryea, Southlake, Texas, and Jon Stewart Tatro, Hico, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2007 (12/682,408). 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=8783611.PN.&OS=PN/8783611&RS=PN/8783611 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Varel International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Varel International, Carrollton, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,385) developed by Xiaobin Lu, Coppell, Texas, for a "[r]ock bit having a mechanical seal with superior thermal performance." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2011 (13/046,328). 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=8783385.PN.&OS=PN/8783385&RS=PN/8783385 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Zodiac Seats U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Zodiac Seats U.S., Gainesville, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,766) developed by five co-inventors for a "[m]odular display assembly." The co-inventors are Rik Westerink, Corinth, Texas, Timothy W. Terleski, Richardson, Texas, Per Magnus Skold, McKinney, Texas, Alexander Gerard Saucier, Addison, Texas, and Armando Valdes, Denton, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2011 (13/310,979). 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=8783766.PN.&OS=PN/8783766&RS=PN/8783766 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Smith International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Smith International, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,387) developed by two co-inventors for a "[c]utter geometry for high ROP applications." The co-inventors are Bala Durairajan, Houston, and Carl M. Hoffmaster, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2008 (12/205,778). 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=8783387.PN.&OS=PN/8783387&RS=PN/8783387 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent for Selective Hydraulic Fracturing Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,365) developed by two co-inventors for a "[s]elective hydraulic fracturing tool and method thereof." The co-inventors are Matthew McCoy, Richmond, Texas, and Matthew Solfronk, Katy, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,028). 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=8783365.PN.&OS=PN/8783365&RS=PN/8783365 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,370) developed by two co-inventors for a system for the "[d]eactivation of packer with safety joint." The co-inventors are Paul D. Ringgenberg, Frisco, Texas, and Scott L. Miller, Highland Village, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2013 (13/772,023). 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=8783370.PN.&OS=PN/8783370&RS=PN/8783370 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Behavioral Recognition Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Behavioral Recognition Systems, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,786,702) developed by four co-inventors for "visualizing and updating long-term memory percepts in a video surveillance system." The co-inventors are Wesley Kenneth Cobb, The Woodlands, Texas, Bobby Ernest Blythe, Houston, Rajkiran Kumar Gottumukkal, Houston, and Ming-Jung Seow, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2009 (12/551,303). 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=8,786,702.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,702&RS=PN/8,786,702 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fisher-Rosemount Systems Assigned Patent for Security for Objects in Process Plant Configuration System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,071) developed by nine co-inventors for the "security for objects in a process plant configuration system." The co-inventors are John Michael Lucas, Leicester, United Kingdom, Arthur Webb, Manila, Philippines, Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, Texas, Larry Oscar Jundt, Round Rock, Texas, Jian Li, Austin, Texas, Dennis L. Stevenson, Round Rock, Texas, Michael George Ott, Austin, Texas, Herschel O. Koska, San Marcos, Texas, and Robert Burke Havekost, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,892). 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=87,88,071.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,071&RS=PN/87,88,071 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,179) developed by two co-inventors for "biosensor and method." The co-inventors are John G. Quinn, Dallas, and Jerry Elkind, Richardson, Texas.

The patent application was filed on May 22, 2002 (10/152,745). 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=8785179.PN.&OS=PN/8785179&RS=PN/8785179 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Dynamic Inclusive Policy in Hybrid Cache Hierarchy Using Hit Rate ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,757) developed by five co-inventors for a "dynamic inclusive policy in a hybrid cache hierarchy using hit rate." The co-inventors are David M. Daly, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, Benjiman L. Goodman, Cedar Park, Texas, Stephen J. Powell, Austin, Texas, Aaron C. Sawdey, Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and Jeffrey A. Stuecheli, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2011 (13/315,381). 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=8,788,757.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,757&RS=PN/8,788,757 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Image Trends IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Image Trends IP, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,786,897) developed by six co-inventors for an "image capture unit and computer readable medium used in combination with same." The co-inventors are Albert Durr Edgar, Austin, Texas, Michael Charles Wilder, Austin, Texas, Darryl Ray Polk, Austin, Texas, Michael David Wilkes, Austin, Texas, Sheppard Parker, Austin, Texas, and Martin Potucek, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2013 (14/033,254). 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=8,786,897.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,897&RS=PN/8,786,897 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tubular Inspection Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Tubular Inspection Products, Odessa, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,161) developed by two co-inventors for a "mandrel assembly for repairing drill pipe facings." The co-inventors are Jimmy F. Burleson, Odessa, Texas, and Gary Chambers, Odessa, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2013 (14/142,194). 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=8784161.PN.&OS=PN/8784161&RS=PN/8784161 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Sam Houston State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,660) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for the remediation of water generated from natural resource production operations." The co-inventors are Phillip Grisham, Bullard, Texas, R. Gavin Jones, Hunstville, Texas, Michael D. Rainone, Palestine, Texas, Sabin Holland, The Woodlands, Texas, and Kenneth Wilson, Tyler, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/671,869). 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=8784660.PN.&OS=PN/8784660&RS=PN/8784660 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Method and System for Interference Suppression Using Blind Source Separation ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,787,591) developed by Devangi Nikunj Parikh, Atlanta, and Muhammad Zubair Ikram, Richardson, Texas, for a "method and system for interference suppression using blind source separation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2010 (12/880,059). 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=87,87,591.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,591&RS=PN/87,87,591 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumber Technology Assigned Patent for Compliant Sand Screen ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlumber Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,349) developed by five co-inventors for "[c]ompliant sand screen." The co-inventors are Agathe Robisson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Francois M. Auzerais, Boston, Sudeep Maheshwari, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Partha Ganguly, Sugar Land, Texas, and S. Sherry Zhu, Waban, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 4, 2012 (13/464,682). 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=8783349.PN.&OS=PN/8783349&RS=PN/8783349 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,897) developed by four co-inventors for a "path-based crosstalk fault test scanning in built-in self-testing." The co-inventors are Nisar Ahmed, Bee Cave, Texas, Corey Jason Goodrich, McKinney, Texas, Xiao Liu, Allen, Texas, and Chris Therrien, Trophy Club, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/631,862). 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=87,88,897.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,897&RS=PN/87,88,897 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** KCI Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- KCI Licensing, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,785,713) developed by six co-inventors for "compositions with reactive ingredients, and wound dressings, apparatuses, and methods." The co-inventors are Shannon C. Ingram, Bulverde, Texas, Kz Hong, San Antonio, Dmitry Zimnitsky, San Antonio, Texas, Justin Alexander Long, San Antonio, Richard M. Kazala Jr., San Antonio, and Hugo Ramirez, San Antonio.

The patent application was filed on April 12, 2011 (13/085,041). 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=8785713.PN.&OS=PN/8785713&RS=PN/8785713 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ThermoTek Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- ThermoTek, Flower Mound, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,778,005) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "for thermal and compression therapy relative to the prevention of deep vein thrombosis." The co-inventors are Sam K. McSpadden, Austin, Texas, Overton L. Parish, Frisco, Texas, Tony Quisenberry, Highland Village, Texas, and Niran Balachandran, Lewisville, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2008 (12/234,394). 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=8778005.PN.&OS=PN/8778005&RS=PN/8778005 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Fina Technology Assigned Patent for Use Co-Feed in Coupling of Toluene with Carbon Source ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Fina Technology, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,785,705) developed by three co-inventors for "use of a co-feed in the coupling of toluene with a carbon source." The co-inventors are Sivadinarayana Chinta, Missouri City, Texas, James R. Butler, Spicewood, Texas, and Joseph L. Thorman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/457,500). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8785705.PN.&OS=PN/8785705&RS=PN/8785705 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** National Oilwell Varco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- National Oilwell Varco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,354) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus and method "for adjusting spring preload in a downhole tool." The co-inventors are Mark Sheehan, Edmonton, Canada, Jonathan Prill, Edmonton, Canada, and Jeffery Clausen, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/295,350). 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=8783354.PN.&OS=PN/8783354&RS=PN/8783354 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Hunt Advanced Drilling Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Hunt Advanced Drilling Technologies, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,342) developed by Todd W. Benson, Dallas, for a system and method "for using controlled vibrations for borehole communications." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2013 (14/145,044). 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=8783342.PN.&OS=PN/8783342&RS=PN/8783342 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Protecting Memory of Virtual Guest ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,763) developed by five co-inventors for "protecting memory of a virtual guest." The co-inventors are Christopher J. Arges, Austin, Texas, Nathan D. Fontenot, Georgetown, Texas, Ryan P. Grimm, Austin, Texas, Joel H. Schopp, Austin, Texas, and Michael T. Strosaker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on May 29, 2012 (13/482,782). 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=8,788,763.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,763&RS=PN/8,788,763 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bright Coop Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Bright Coop, Nacogdoches, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,777,545) developed by Francois Roux, Nacogdoches, Texas, for a "free lift mast for truck mounted forklift." The patent application was filed on Dec. 26, 2009 (12/647,443). 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=8777545.PN.&OS=PN/8777545&RS=PN/8777545 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** LifeSize Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- LifeSize Communications, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,786,665) developed by three co-inventors for "[s]treaming a videoconference from a server including boundary information for client layout adjustment." The co-inventors are Raphael Anuar, Austin, Texas, Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Bangalore, India, and Ashish Goyal, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on April 26, 2011 (13/093,928). 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=8786665.PN.&OS=PN/8786665&RS=PN/8786665 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Calculating State of Cryptographic Objects and Generating Search Filter for Querying Cryptographic Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,545) developed by Mark Braksator, Corona, California, and Bruce A. Rich, Cedar Park, Texas, for "calculating state of cryptographic objects and generating search filter for querying cryptographic objects." The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2010 (12/963,184). 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=8,788,545.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,545&RS=PN/8,788,545 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System, SignPath Pharma Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, and SignPath Pharma, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, have been assigned a patent (8,784,881) developed by five co-inventors for a "liposomal curcumin for treatment of diseases." The co-inventors are Lawrence Helson, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Razelle Kurzrock, Bellaire, Texas, Kapil ehta, Bellaire, Texas, Lan Li, Houston, and Bharat Bhushan MAggarawal, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2007 (11/949,027). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8784881.PN.&OS=PN/8784881&RS=PN/8784881 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent for Precise Borehole Geometry ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,788,207) developed by Jianyong Pei, Katy, Texas, Thomas Dahl, Schwuelper, Germany, and John Macpherson, Spring, Texas, for the "precise borehole geometry and BHA lateral motion based on real time caliper measurements." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2011 (13/194,179). 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=87,88,207.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,207&RS=PN/87,88,207 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lennox Industries Assigned Patent for System for Zoning Distributed-rchitecture Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Lennox Industries, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,100) developed by Wojciech Grohman, Little Elm, Texas, and Amanda Filbeck, Guthrie, Oklahoma, for a "system and method for zoning a distributed-architecture heating, ventilation and air conditioning network." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2009 (12/603,473). 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=87,88,100.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,100&RS=PN/87,88,100 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Routing of Local Clock Interconnects ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,994) developed by Haitian Hu, White Plains, New York, and Chin Ngai Sze, Austin, Texas, for the "routing of local clock interconnects." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/538,593). 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=8,788,994.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,994&RS=PN/8,788,994 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Data Compression Transforms ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,206) developed by Caimu Tang, Sugar Land, Texas, for "data compression transforms for use in downhole applications." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2008 (12/148,890). 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=87,88,206.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,206&RS=PN/87,88,206 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Interface for Creating and Editing Boolean Logic ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,449) developed by four co-inventors for an "interface for creating and editing boolean logic." The co-inventors are Oriana J. Love, Austin, Texas, Irgelkha Mejia, Austin, Texas, Borna Safabakhsh, Mountain View, California, and Anderson E. Wolfe, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2009 (12/650,974). 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=8,788,449.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,449&RS=PN/8,788,449 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent for Packer Setting Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,340) developed by two co-inventors for a "[p]acker setting tool." The co-inventors are Timothy Edward Harms, The Colony, Texas, and William Mark Richards, Flower Mound, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2012 (14/110,922). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8783340.PN.&OS=PN/8783340&RS=PN/8783340 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,786,288) developed by five co-inventors for a method of "estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole." The co-inventors are B. Itskovich, Houston, Alexandre N. Bespalov, Spring, Texas, Reinhard Knochel, (Elmshorn, Germany, Gregory Frank Daschner, Kalubbe, Germany, and Matthias Gorek, Lower Saxony, Germany.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2011 (13/212,624). 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=8786288.PN.&OS=PN/8786288&RS=PN/8786288 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Viscoelastic Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,355) developed by five co-inventors for "viscoelastic compositions." The co-inventors are Jian Zhou, Sugar Land, Texas, Robert Seth Hartshorne, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Timothy Gareth John Jones, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, and Gary John Tustin, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2009 (12/466,411). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8785355.PN.&OS=PN/8785355&RS=PN/8785355 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Quantum Technical Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Quantum Technical Services, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,877) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for monitoring fouling in a cooling tower." The co-inventors are Stephen N. Harris, Houston, Lance Freeman, League City, Texas, and Charles B. Winfield, Pasadena, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2012 (13/608,684). 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=8785877.PN.&OS=PN/8785877&RS=PN/8785877 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Gathering Device Attributes from Multiple Devices to Exploit Common or Complimentary Features on Those Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,520) developed by William Bodin, Austin, Texas, Indiver Dwivedi, Pune, India, and David Jaramillo, Lake Worth, Florida, for "gathering device attributes from multiple devices to exploit the common or complimentary features on those devices." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2011 (13/221,470). 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=8,788,520.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,520&RS=PN/8,788,520 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** PureDiscovery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- PureDiscovery, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,516) developed by Paul A. Jakubik, Plano, Texas, for "generating and using social brains with complimentary semantic brains and indexes." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/842,144). 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=87,88,516.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,516&RS=PN/87,88,516 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Production Resource Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Production Resource Group, New Windsor, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,786,567) developed by Charles Reese, Grapevine, Texas, for a software based touchscreen.

The patent application was filed on March 5, 2013 (13/785,086). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,567.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,567&RS=PN/8,786,567 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** General Electric Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Mixing Reactor Feed ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- General Electric, Schenectady, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,783,585) developed by Benjamin Campbell Steinhaus, Missouri City, Texas, and Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya, Houston, for "methods and systems for mixing reactor feed." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2009 (12/469,368). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,83,585.PN.&OS=PN/87,83,585&RS=PN/87,83,585 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bio2 Medical Assigned Patent for Self-Centering Catheter ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Bio2 Medical, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,777,977) developed by Luis F. Angel, San Antonio, for a "self-centering catheter and method of using same." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2011 (13/091,826). 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=8777977.PN.&OS=PN/8777977&RS=PN/8777977 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Foro Energy, Chevron USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Foro Energy, Houston, and Chevron USA, Houston, have been assigned a patent (8,783,360) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[l]aser assisted riser disconnect and method of use." The co-inventors are Mark S. Zediker, Castle Rock, Colorado, Henry A. Bergeron, Houston, Philip V. Clark, Sugar Land, Texas, Brian O. Faircloth, Evergreen, Colorado, Joel F. Moxley, Denver, Paul D. Deutch, Houston, and Charles C. Rinzler, Denver.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,017). 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=8783360.PN.&OS=PN/8783360&RS=PN/8783360 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dresser Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Dresser, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,428) developed by Timothy Martin Weston, Cedar Park, Texas, Weiming Tang, Austin, Texas, and David Spiller, Cumming, Georgia, for a multimode retail system.

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2011 (13/170,263). 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=87,88,428.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,428&RS=PN/87,88,428 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Marathon Oil Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Marathon Oil, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,350) developed by Philip M. Snider, Houston, for processes and systems "for fracturing a formation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/210,473). 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=8783350.PN.&OS=PN/8783350&RS=PN/8783350 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Executing Start Operator Message Command ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,719) developed by David A. Elko, Austin, Texas, Steven N. Goss, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Thomas C. Shaw, Marlboro, New York, for "executing a start operator message command." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2012 (13/681,604). 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=8,788,719.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,719&RS=PN/8,788,719 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Reducing Application Startup Time by Optimizing Spatial Locality of Instructions in Executables ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,789,033) developed by Vishal Chittranjan Aslot, Austin, Texas, and Aravinda Prasad, Mysore, India, for "reducing application startup time by optimizing spatial locality of instructions in executables." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2012 (13/365,317). 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=8,789,033.PN.&OS=PN/8,789,033&RS=PN/8,789,033 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Coordinated Approach Between Middleware Application and Sub-systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,864) developed by Sunil J. Kamath, Markham, Canada, Bernhard K. Schiefer, Pickering, Canada, and Linton B. Ward Jr., Austin, Texas, for a "coordinated approach between middleware application and sub-systems." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2011 (13/271,490). 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=8,788,864.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,864&RS=PN/8,788,864 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LifeSize Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- LifeSize Communications, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,786,668) developed by Michael L. Kenoyer, Austin, Texas, for "sharing participant information in a videoconference." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2012 (13/407,217). 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=8,786,668.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,668&RS=PN/8,786,668 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lennox Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Lennox Industries, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,104) developed by Glenn Will Kowald, Carrollton, Texas, and Darko Hadzidedic, Plano, Texas, for a "heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system with an auxiliary controller." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2012 (13/561,601). 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=87,88,104.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,104&RS=PN/87,88,104 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System, Geron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, and Geron, Menlo Park, California, have been assigned a patent (8,785,409) developed by three co-inventors for "compounds having anti-adhesive effects on cancer cells." The co-inventors are Sergei M. Gryaznov, San Mateo, California, Woodring Wright, Arlington, Texas, and Jerry W. Shay, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 (12/524,844). 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=8785409.PN.&OS=PN/8785409&RS=PN/8785409 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for General Purpose Distributed Encrypted File System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,806) developed by Hussaina Nandyala Begum, Andhra Pradesh, India, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Buda, Texas, and Manjunath A. Pattanshetti, Bangalore, India, for a "general purpose distributed encrypted file system." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2012 (13/423,184). 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=8,788,806.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,806&RS=PN/8,788,806 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System, University of Maryland, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 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 Andrei Osterman, San Diego, Rohit Kolhatkar, Loves Park, Illinois, Alexander Mackerell Jr., Baltimore, and Hong Zhang, Dallas.

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=8785499.PN.&OS=PN/8785499&RS=PN/8785499 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,788,250) developed by Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, and Adam S. Coutee, Missouri City, Texas, for a "method of improved reservoir simulation of fingering systems." The patent application was filed on April 8, 2008 (12/530,087). 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=87,88,250.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,250&RS=PN/87,88,250 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fisher-Rosemount Systems Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Eliminating Aliasing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,069) developed by Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, Texas, and Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for eliminating aliasing." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,305). 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=87,88,069.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,069&RS=PN/87,88,069 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alcon Research Assigned Patent for Aqueous Ophthalmic Compositions Containing Anionic Therapeutic Agents ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Alcon Research, Forth Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,497) developed by Bhagwati P. Kabra, Euless, Texas, for "aqueous ophthalmic compositions containing anionic therapeutic agents." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2010 (12/759,803). 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=8785497.PN.&OS=PN/8785497&RS=PN/8785497 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Armaband Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Armaband, Corinth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,218) developed by Christopher L. Harris, Frisco, Texas, for a "self defense hand band." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2012 (13/480,342). 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=8784218.PN.&OS=PN/8784218&RS=PN/8784218 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** National Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- National Instruments, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,099) developed by Kiran Sreekantham, Austin, Texas, for "position-based step control algorithm for a motion control system." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2011 (13/194,222). 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=87,88,099.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,099&RS=PN/87,88,099 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Inducing Distributed Temperature Change ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,783,355) developed by two co-inventors for a technique for "inducing a distributed temperature change along a portion of a wellbore and measuring a time varying temperature along the portion of the wellbore due to the induced change." The co-inventors are John R. Lovell, Houston, and Valery Shako, Moscow.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,605). 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=8783355.PN.&OS=PN/8783355&RS=PN/8783355 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent for System and Method for Recovering from Configuration Error ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,883) developed by Bi-Chong Wang, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for recovering from a configuration error." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/970,557). 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=87,88,883.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,883&RS=PN/87,88,883 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,788,208) developed by Stefan Wessling, Lower Saxony, Germany, and Jianyong Pei, Katy, Texas, for a "method to estimate pore pressure uncertainty from trendline variations." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/229,212). 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=87,88,208.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,208&RS=PN/87,88,208 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** FMC Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- FMC Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,777,596) developed by three co-inventors for a "flushing system." The co-inventors are Christopher E. Cunningham, Spring, Texas, Rune Fantoft, Oslo, Norway, and Terje Hollingsaeter, Lommedalen, Norway.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/990,822). 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=8777596.PN.&OS=PN/8777596&RS=PN/8777596 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Assigned Patent for Hydrocarbon Resid Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,784,743) developed by two co-inventors for a "hydrocarbon resid processing and visbreaking steam cracker feed." The co-inventors are Stephen H. Brown, Annandale, New Jersey, and Paul F. Keusenkothen, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2013 (14/136,245). 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=8784743.PN.&OS=PN/8784743&RS=PN/8784743 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** B.P. Corp. North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- B.P. Corp. North America, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,784,004) developed by five co-inventors for a "subsea dispersant injection systems and methods." The co-inventors are Pierre Albert Beynet, Houston, Michael Duggan Drieu, Magnolia, Texas, Stanley Silva, Sugar Land, Texas, Patrick Michael Cargol Jr., The Woodlands, Texas, and Jonathan Eryl Rogers, The Woodlands, Texas.

The patent application was filed on April 25, 2012 (13/455,724). 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=8784004.PN.&OS=PN/8784004&RS=PN/8784004 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Boundless Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Boundless Networks, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,531) developed by Jeremy Kraybill, Austin, Texas, for a "client integrated artwork/file repository system." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2012 (13/462,199). 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=87,88,531.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,531&RS=PN/87,88,531 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Methods for Providing Location Information Using Location Based Queues ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,787,929) developed by five co-inventors for "system and methods for providing location information using location based queues." The co-inventors are John R. Dingler, Dallas, Mark D. Nielsen, Austin, Texas, Sri Ramanathan, Lutz, Florida, Matthew A. Terry, Dunwoody, Georgia, and Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, Georgia.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2009 (12/367,600). 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=8,787,929.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,929&RS=PN/8,787,929 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Acquiring Storage System into Copy Services Management Software ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,877) developed by four co-inventors for "acquiring a storage system into copy services management software." The co-inventors are Amy N. Blea, Round Rock, Texas, David R. Blea, Tucson, Arizona, William D. Olsen, Tucson, Arizona, and John J. Wolfgang, Midlothian, Virginia.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2011 (13/197,675). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,877.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,877&RS=PN/8,788,877 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System Assigned Patent for Treating COPD ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,483) developed by three co-inventors for methods "for treating COPD." The co-inventors are Satish K. Srivastava, Galveston, Texas, Kota V. Ramana, Galveston, Texas, and Umesh Yadav, Galveston, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2011 (13/336,833). 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=8785483.PN.&OS=PN/8785483&RS=PN/8785483 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,787,556) developed by Jose J. Cantu II, San Antonio, for "systems and methods for a provider initialized real-time chat based on detection of a pattern." The patent application was filed on June 7, 2007 (11/759,724). 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=87,87,556.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,556&RS=PN/87,87,556 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Locating Missing Items in Virtual Universe ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,788,952) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for locating missing items in a virtual universe." The co-inventors are Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Virginia, Michael D. Kendzierski, New York, Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, North Carolina, Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, New York, and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/553,432). 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=8,788,952.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,952&RS=PN/8,788,952 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** National Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- National Instruments, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,786,141) developed by David E. Wilson, Austin, Texas, for a "[m]agnetic linear actuator." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2012 (13/606,734). 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=8786141.PN.&OS=PN/8786141&RS=PN/8786141 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Integrated Decoupling Capacitor Employing Conductive Through-substrate Vias ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,785,289) developed by four co-inventors for an "integrated decoupling capacitor employing conductive through-substrate vias." The co-inventors are Tae Hong Kim, Austin, Texas, Michael F. McAllister, New Milford, Connecticut, Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, Texas, and Edmund J. Sprogis, Underhill, Vermont.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2013 (13/975,519). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,85,289.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,289&RS=PN/87,85,289 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** FibeRio Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- FibeRio Technology, McAllen, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,777,599) developed by three co-inventors for a "multilayer apparatuses and methods for the production of microfibers and nanofibers." The co-inventors are Roger Lipton, Austin, Texas, Stephen Kay, Austin, Texas, and Ed Peno, Mission, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2012 (13/368,065). 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=8777599.PN.&OS=PN/8777599&RS=PN/8777599 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Stephen J. Madigan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Stephen J. Madigan, Flower Mound, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,785,819) developed by two co-inventors for a "[d]evice for heating products used in sexual activities." The co-inventors are Larry Eugene Hess, Lititz, Pennsylvania, and Stephen J. Madigan, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on April 25, 2009 (12/989,647). 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=8785819.PN.&OS=PN/8785819&RS=PN/8785819 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Empirilon Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Empirilon Technology, Dripping Springs, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,778,007) developed by two co-inventors for systems "for performing intralumenal reconstruction." The co-inventors are Vladimir Mitelberg, Austin, Texas, and Donald K. Jones, Dripping Springs, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/533,872). 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=8778007.PN.&OS=PN/8778007&RS=PN/8778007 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Bio2Medical Assigned Patent for Multi-Lumen Central Access Vena Cava Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Bio2Medical, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,777,981) developed by Luis F. Angel, San Antonio, for a "multi-lumen central access vena cava filter apparatus and method of using same." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2012 (13/598,358). 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=8777981.PN.&OS=PN/8777981&RS=PN/8777981 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Southwest Airlines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Southwest Airlines, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,303) developed by seven co-inventors for a fare availability calendar. The co-inventors are Kevin M. Krone, Coppell, Texas, Byron C. Fisher, Denton, Texas, Steven F. Taylor, Dallas, Robert S. Shaffer, Plano, Texas, Kerry R. Schwab, Southlake, Texas, Joyce C. Rogge, Dallas, and Jason A. Chancellor, Coppell, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 24, 2004 (10/875,523). 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=87,88,303.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,303&RS=PN/87,88,303 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,252) developed by 10 co-inventors for "multi-well time-lapse nodal analysis of transient production systems." The co-inventors are Wentao Zhou, Abingdon, United Kingdom, Raj Banerjee, Houston, Eduardo Proano, Houston, Ji Li, Beijing, Yinli Wang, Beijing, Peng Fang, Beijing, Nelson Bolanos, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, R.K. Michael Thambynayagam, Sugar Land, Texas, Gregory P. Grove, Houston, and Jeffrey B. Spath, Missouri City, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2011 (13/281,152). 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=87,88,252.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,252&RS=PN/87,88,252 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bastion Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Bastion Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,783,357) developed by four co-inventors for a "[s]ubsea well safing system." The co-inventors are Charles Don Coppedge, Houston, Dana Karl Kelley, Friendswood, Texas, Charles C. Porter, Houston, and Hildebrand Argie Rumann, League City, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,593). 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=8783357.PN.&OS=PN/8783357&RS=PN/8783357 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,978) developed by Roy W. Stedman, Austin, Texas, and Deborah C. Russell, Austin, Texas, for a "pinch zoom velocity detent." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2011 (13/010,915). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,978.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,978&RS=PN/87,88,978 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlunberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Schlunberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,784,082) developed by two co-inventors for a locking device "for packing assembly." The co-inventors are Edward Leugemors, Needville, Texas, and Joe Hubenschmidt, Sugar Land, Texas.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,332). 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=8784082.PN.&OS=PN/8784082&RS=PN/8784082 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,787,477) developed by Mohamed Farouk Mansour, Richardson, Texas, Srinath Hosur, Plano, Texas, and JuneChul Roh, Allen, Texas, for "methods for assigning codewoods to points in hexagonal constellations in digital communication systems." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2013 (14/030,338). 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=8,787,477.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,477&RS=PN/8,787,477 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EEStor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- EEStor, Cedar Park, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,788,109) developed by Richard D. Weir, Cedar Park, Texas, and Carl W. Nelson, Cedar Park, Texas, for a power system.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,136). 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%2F 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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