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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Aug. 19)
[August 19, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Aug. 19)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts.

*** Taqua Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Taqua Wireless, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,805,370) developed by Vinod Kannan, Acton, Massachusetts, and Shasidhar Kura, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, for "hand-out and hand-in support for legacy mobiles serviced by a femtocell attached to an IMS network." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/404,064). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,370.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,370&RS=PN/8,805,370 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** Columbia University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Columbia University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,122) developed by Helen H. Lu, New York, Jeffrey Spalazzi, Staten Island, New York, and Kathie Dionisio, North Andover, Massachusetts, for "multi-phased, biodegradable and osteointegrative composite scaffold for biological fixation of musculoskeletal soft tissue of bone." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/655,193). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,122.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,122&RS=PN/8,802,122 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cornell Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Cornell Research Foundation, Ithaca, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,373) developed by five co-inventors for the "detection of nucleic acid sequence differences using coupled ligase detection and polymerase chain reactions." The co-inventors are Francis Barany, New York, Matthew Lubin, Rye Brook, New York, George Barany, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Robert Hammer, Acton, Massachusetts, and Phillip Belgrader, Livermore, California.


The patent application was filed on May 1, 2013 (13/874,697). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,373.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,373&RS=PN/8,802,373 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for VEGF Antagonist Formulations for Intravitreal Administration ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,107) developed by four co-inventors for "VEGF antagonist formulations for intravitreal administration." The co-inventors are Eric Furfine, Concord, Massachusetts, Daniel Dix, Lagrangeville, New York, Kenneth Graham, Pleasant Valley, New York, and Kelly Frye, Mendham, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2013 (13/914,996). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,107.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,107&RS=PN/8,802,107 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Solarwinds Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Solarwinds Worldwide, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,806,632) developed by five co-inventors for "systems, methods, and devices for detecting security vulnerabilities in IP networks." The co-inventors are Charles K. Stefanidakis, Newbury, Massachusetts, Richard Person, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Anish Dhanda, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gregory Sabatino, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and John J. Donovan, Hamilton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,534). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,632.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,632&RS=PN/8,806,632 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Oscillators ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,803,617) developed by three co-inventors for "oscillators and clock generation." The co-inventors are Jin Liang, Apex, North Carolina, David Grant, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Larry Wofford, Cary, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2012 (13/598,251). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803617.PN.&OS=PN/8803617&RS=PN/8803617 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,802,601) developed by three co-inventors for a method of "treating sandstone formations with reduced precipitation of silica." The co-inventors are Ryan Hartman, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Michael J. Fuller, Houston, and Isabelle Couillet, Houston.

The patent application was filed on March 11, 2008 (12/046,221). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802601.PN.&OS=PN/8802601&RS=PN/8802601 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, have been assigned a patent (8,802,401) developed by eight for methods and compositions "for preparation of selectively protected carbohydrates." The co-inventors are Frances H. Arnold, La Canada, California, Chi-Huey Wong, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Yuuichi Mitsuda, Ikeda, Japan, Michael M. Chen, Pasadena, California, Clay Bennett, Medford, Massachusetts, William Greenberg, San Diego, Jared Crawford Lewis, Pasadena, California, and Sabine Bastian, Saarbruecken, Germany.

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2008 (12/141,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802401.PN.&OS=PN/8802401&RS=PN/8802401 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Agilent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,026) developed by three co-inventors for an "immunoassay assembly and methods of use." The co-inventors are William Bowers, Topsfield, Massachusetts, Robert J. Sakowski, Barneveld, Wisconsin, and Scott P. Fulton, Middleton, Wisconsin.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2010 (12/859,538). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802026.PN.&OS=PN/8802026&RS=PN/8802026 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Representation of Avatars Via Personal and Group Perception, and Conditional Manifestation of Attributes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,806,337) developed by Josef Scherpa, Fort Collins, Colorado, and John Morgan Lance, Littleton, Massachusetts, for a "system and method for representation of avatars via personal and group perception, and conditional manifestation of attributes." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2009 (12/431,209). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,337.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,337&RS=PN/8,806,337 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Executing User-defined Function on Plurality of Database Tuples ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,805,811) developed by four co-inventors for "executing user-defined function on a plurality of database tuples." The co-inventors are Lakshmikant Shrinivas, Billerica, Massachusetts, Hongmin Fan, Arlington, Massachusetts, Charles Edward Bear, Hudson, Massachusetts, and Andrew Allinson Lamb, Boston.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/459,760). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,811.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,811&RS=PN/8,805,811 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nokia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Nokia, Irving, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,806,326) developed by Mika Leppinen, Woburn, Massachusetts, for "user preference based content linking." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2000 (09/669,045). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,326.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,326&RS=PN/8,806,326 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Role Based Situation Aware Software ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,805,774) developed by John E. Boyer, Seattle, Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, New York, and Eoin Lane, Littleton, Massachusetts, for a "method and system for role based situation aware software." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2008 (12/033,112). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,774.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,774&RS=PN/8,805,774 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oscomp Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Oscomp Systems, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,794,941) developed by seven co-inventors for a "compressor with liquid injection cooling." The co-inventors are Jeremy Pitts, Boston, John Walton, Boston, Mitchell Westwood, Boston, Pedro Santos, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harrison O'Hanley, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Andrew Nelson, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Johannes Santen, Far Hills, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,528). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794941.PN.&OS=PN/8794941&RS=PN/8794941 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** CA Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- CA Inc., Islandia, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,806,211) developed by Paul Gassoway, Norwood, Massachusetts, for "method and systems for computer security." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2004 (10/849,318). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,211.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,211&RS=PN/8,806,211 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Olatec Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Olatec Industries, Rye Brook, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,885) developed by Joseph P. St. Laurent, Lakeville, Massachusetts, Gerald S. Jones, Norwood, Massachusetts, and David M. Bresse, Middleborough, Massachusetts, for a "process for preparing 3-methylsulfonylpropionitrile." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2013 (13/777,754). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,885.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,885&RS=PN/8,802,885 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Underground Imaging Technologies, BBN Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Underground Imaging Technologies, Latham, New York, and BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been assigned a patent (8,804,463) developed by Peter Krumhansl, Amherst, Massachusetts, and David Whittemore, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, for a "seismic source/receiver probe for shallow seismic surveying." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2010 (12/838,272). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,463.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,463&RS=PN/8,804,463 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for System and Method for Creating Ordering Points ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,806,147) developed by Gregory Edward Tierney, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, St phen R. Van Doren, Northborough, Massachusetts, and Simon C. Steely Jr., Hudson, New Hampshire, for a "system and method for creating ordering points." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2011 (13/338,781). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,147.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,147&RS=PN/8,806,147 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Formation Evaluation Instrument ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,794,318) developed by 12 co-inventors for a "formation evaluation instrument and method." The co-inventors are Tim Hopper, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Yi-Qiao Song, Newton Center, Massachusetts, William B. Vandermeer, Cypress, Texas, Yves Barriol, Houston, Anthony L. Collins, Houston, Mark A. Fredette, Houston, Henry N. Bachman, Missouri City, Texas, Edward Harrigan, Richmond, Texas, Andrei I. Davydychev, Sugar Land, Texas, Dean M. Homan, Sugar Land, Texas, Srinand Karuppoor, Sugar Land, Texas, and Andrew J. Carnegie, Sri Bukit Persekutuan, Malaysia.

The patent application was filed on July 9, 2009 (13/002,913). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794318.PN.&OS=PN/8794318&RS=PN/8794318 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Corning Inc. Assigned Patent for Extracellular Matrix Coated Surface for Culturing Cells ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Corning Inc., Corning, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,435) developed by Susan X. Qian, Concord, Massachusetts, and Suparna Sanyal, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, for an "extracellular matrix coated surface for culturing cells." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2012 (13/547,197). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,435.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,435&RS=PN/8,802,435 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dynamic Tubular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Dynamic Tubular Systems, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,800,650) developed by 11 co-inventors for "expandable tubulars for use in geologic structures." The co-inventors are Steven Hobson, Brookline, Massachusetts, Doug Foss, Brookline, Massachusetts, Holger Wirz, Brookline, Massachusetts, Aaron Sharpe, Brookline, Massachusetts, Peter Dewhurst, Kingston, Rhode Island, Michael Apostal, North Kingston, Rhode Island, Jeffery A. Spray, Houston, Steven Svedeman, San Antonio, David Walter, San Antonio, Peter Mckeighan, San Antonio, and Shane Siebanaler, San Antonio.

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2007 (12/162,374). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8800650.PN.&OS=PN/8800650&RS=PN/8800650 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tracer Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Tracer Imaging, White Plains, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,804,186) developed by five co-inventors for an "automated lenticular photographic system." The co-inventors are Stephen S. Daniell, Northampton, Massachusetts, Steven M. Spiro, Chappaqua, New York, David Whelan, Cincinnati, James Anderson, Yorktown, New York, and Daniel L. Lau, Lexington, Kentucky.

The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/181,954). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,186.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,186&RS=PN/8,804,186 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pfizer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- Pfizer, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,802,690) developed by Scott William Bagley, Mystic, Connecticut, David Andrew Griffith, Sudbury, Massachusetts, and Daniel Wei-Shung Kung, Salem, Connecticut, for "N1-pyrazolospiroketone acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2013 (13/939,450). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,690.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,690&RS=PN/8,802,690 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Prefetch Engine Based Translation Prefetching ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,806,177) developed by four co-inventors for "prefetch engine based translation prefetching." The co-inventors are Orran Y. Krieger, Newton, Massachusetts, Balaram Sinharoy, Poughkeepsie, New York, Robert B. Tremaine, Stormville, New York, and Robert W. Wisniewski, Ossining, New York.

The patent application was filed on July 7, 2006 (11/482,222). 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=8,806,177.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,177&RS=PN/8,806,177 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sybase Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Sybase, Dublin, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,891) developed by Kurt Deschler, Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Steven A. Kirk, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, for a B-tree ordinal approximation.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2010 (12/749,361). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,891.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,891&RS=PN/8,805,891 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tandent Vision Science Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Tandent Vision Science, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,805,066) developed by six co-inventors for a "method, system and computer program product for image modification and manipulation of a scene." The co-inventors are Richard Mark Friedhoff, Miami Beach, Florida, Casey Arthur Smith, Grand Junction, Colorado, Bruce Allen Maxwell, Benton, Maine, Neil Alldrin, Pittsburgh, Steven Joseph Bushell, Cranston, Rhode Island, and Timothy King Rodgers Jr., Concord, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2013 (13/757,143). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,066.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,066&RS=PN/8,805,066 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Violin Memory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Violin Memory, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,262) developed by Jon Bennett, Sudbury, Massachusetts, for a "skew management in an interconnection system." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2011 (13/305,373). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,262.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,262&RS=PN/8,806,262 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Connected Experiences Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems of Implementing Call-cost Features on Mobile Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Qualcomm Connected Experiences, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,805,325) developed by Jacob Guedalia, Newtown, Massachusetts, and Isaac David Guedalia, Bet Shemesh, Israel, for "methods and systems of implementing call-cost features on a mobile device." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/948,339). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,325.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,325&RS=PN/8,805,325 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for System and Method for Memory Storage of Video Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,170) developed by Timothy M. Hellman, Concord, Massachusetts, and Yong Yu, Andover, Massachusetts, for a "system and method for memory storage of video data." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2012 (13/414,420). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,170.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,170&RS=PN/8,805,170 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NetApp Assigned Patent for Evaluating and Predicting Computer System Performance Using Kneepoint Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- NetApp, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,647) developed by four co-inventors for "evaluating and predicting computer system performance using kneepoint analysis." The co-inventors are George Smirnov, Littleton, Massachusetts, Leon Fairbanks, Littleton, Massachusetts, Kenneth Hu, Littleton, Massachusetts, and David Kaeli, Littleton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2008 (12/808,043). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,647.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,647&RS=PN/8,805,647 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Moving Information Between Computing Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,089) developed by Tsung-Hsiang Chang, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Yang Li, Palo Alto, California, for "moving information between computing devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2011 (13/234,953). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,089.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,089&RS=PN/8,805,089 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems to Train Models to Extract and Integrate Information from Data Sources ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,861) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems to train models to extract and integrate information from data sources." The co-inventors are Justin Boyan, Providence, Rhode Island, Glenn McDonald, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Margaret Benthall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Ray Molnar, Duxbury, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2009 (12/467,235). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,861.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,861&RS=PN/8,805,861 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Bi-pred Mode Decision in GOP Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,804,825) developed by Ashish Koul, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Douglas Chin, Windham, New Hampshire, for "bi-pred mode decision in GOP architecture." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2006 (11/329,603). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,825.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,825&RS=PN/8,804,825 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,897) developed by three co-inventors for a "graphics-processing unit (GPU) having an internal memory for general-purpose use and applications." The co-inventors are Konstantine Iourcha, San Jose, California, and John Brothers, Sunnyvale, California, and Greg Sadowski, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2009 (12/616,636). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803897.PN.&OS=PN/8803897&RS=PN/8803897 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,025) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for input/output virtualization." The co-inventors are Mark Hummel, Franklin, Massachusetts, David E. Mayhew, Northborough, Massachusetts, Osborn Michael J., Hollis, New Hampshire, Anton Chernoff, Littleton, Massachusetts, and Venkata S. Krishnan, Ashland, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on June 25, 2012 (13/531,890). 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=8,806,025.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,025&RS=PN/8,806,025 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Transaction Re-ordering ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Intel, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,068) developed by 19 co-inventors for transaction re-ordering. The co-inventors are Jasmin Ajanovic, Portland, Oregon, Mahesh Wagh, Portland, Oregon, Prashant Sethi, Folsom, California, Debendra Das Sharma, Saratoga, California, David J. Harriman, Portland, Oregon, Mark B. Rosenbluth, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Ajay V. Bhatt, Portland, Oregon, Peter Barry, Ardncrusha, Ireland, Scott Dion Rodgers, Hillsboro, Oregon, Anil Vasudevan, Portland, Oregon, Sridhar Muthrasanallur, Puyallup, Washington, James Akiyama, Beaverton, Oregon, Robert G. Blankenship, Tacoma, Washington, Ohad Falik, Kfar Saba, Israel, Avi Mendelson, Haifa, Israel, Ilan Pardo, Ramat Hasharon, Israel, Eran Tamari, Ramat Gan, Israel, Eliezer Weissmann, Haifa, Israel, and Doron Shamia, Modiin, Israel.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2012 (13/706,575). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,068.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,068&RS=PN/8,806,068 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Representing Object as Aggregate of Identifiable Parts Shareable By Users of Collaboration System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,782) developed by Ramesh Vasudevan, Los Altos, California, Jay Ayres, Waltham, Massachusetts, and Anjani Prathipati, Belmont, California, for "representing an object as an aggregate of identifiable parts shareable by users of a collaboration system." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2009 (12/500,550). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,782.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,782&RS=PN/8,805,782 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent for Analysis of Communications in Social Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Symantec, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,996) developed by William Gauvin, Leominster, Massachusetts, for the "analysis of communications in social networks." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2010 (12/705,424). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,996.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,996&RS=PN/8,805,996 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Intel, Santa Clara, has been assigned a patent (8,803,902) developed by Larry Seiler, Boylston, Massachusetts, for "[c]omputing level of detail for anisotropic filtering." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2009 (12/629,982). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803902.PN.&OS=PN/8803902&RS=PN/8803902 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,920) developed by five co-inventors for "[p]re-fetching map tile data along a route." The co-inventors are Jerry Morrison, Mountain View, California, Michael Siliski, San Francisco, Keith Ito, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Andrew T. Miller, Seattle, and Iljya Kalai, Zurich.

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,143). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803920.PN.&OS=PN/8803920&RS=PN/8803920 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Google Assigned Patent for System and Method for Building Interest Profiles from Related Messages ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,805,933) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for building interest profiles from related messages." The co-inventors are Paul B. Moody, Newton, Massachusetts, Joann Ruvolo, San Jose, California, Carl J. Kraenzel, Boston, and Jodi L. Coppinger, Merrimack, New Hampshire.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2003 (10/745,589). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,933.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,933&RS=PN/8,805,933 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Automatic Generation of Policy-driven Anti-malware Signatures and Mitigation of Attacks ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,629) developed by four co-inventors for the "automatic generation of policy-driven anti-malware signatures and mitigation of DoS (denial-of-service) attacks." The co-inventors are Mikhail Cherepov, Lexington, Massachusetts, Andrew Zawadowskiy, Hollis, New Hampshire, Jeffrey Albin Kraemer, Wellesley, Massachusetts, and Boris Ruchansky, Wayland, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 2, 2008 (11/968,488). 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=88,06,629.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,629&RS=PN/88,06,629 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,650) developed by Jeffrey A. Kraemer, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Andrew Zawadowskiy, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Philip J.S. Gladstone, Carlisle, Massachusetts, for "methods and apparatus providing automatic signature generation and enforcement." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2013 (13/949,173). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,06,650.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,650&RS=PN/88,06,650 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Recifier Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 19 -- International Recifier, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,499) developed by two co-inventors for a "[p]ower supply circuitry and adaptive transient control." The co-inventors are Robert T. Carroll, Andover, Massachusetts, and Venkat Sreenivas, Winchester, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 14, 2011 (13/087,188). 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=8803499.PN.&OS=PN/8803499&RS=PN/8803499 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Performing Security Scans ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Symantec, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,625) developed by Henry Berger, Sudbury, Massachusetts, for "systems and methods for performing security scans." The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2012 (13/633,867). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,06,625.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,625&RS=PN/88,06,625 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Security for Remote Access VPN ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,609) developed by Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Carlisle, Massachusetts, and David A. McGrew, Poolesville, Maryland, for the "security for remote access VPN." The patent application was filed on March 8, 2011 (13/043,222). 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=88,06,609.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,609&RS=PN/88,06,609 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Method and System for Displaying Group Relationships in Graphical User Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, California, has been assigned a patent (8,806,377) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and system for displaying group relationships in a graphical user interface." The co-inventors are Chun-Yi Chen, Belmont, California, Aylin Uysal, Redwood City, California, Sally Baggett, Healdsburg, California, Lulit Bezuayehu, Oakland, California, Prashant Singh, Burlington, Massachusetts, Aaron Joseph Green, San Francisco, and Julian Challenger, Reading, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2009 (12/563,075). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,06,377.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,377&RS=PN/88,06,377 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent for Pass-through Multicast Admission Control Signaling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,804,720) developed by George Rainovic, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Chandra Pandey, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, for a "pass-through multicast admission control signaling." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/976,130). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,720.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,720&RS=PN/8,804,720 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for In-band Multicast Trace in IP and MPLS Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,804,719) developed by Sam K. Aldrin, Santa Clara, California, and Azhar M. Sayeed, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, for an "in-band multicast trace in IP and MPLS networks." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,211). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,719.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,719&RS=PN/8,804,719 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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