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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Aug. 26)

[August 26, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Aug. 26)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** AeroDynEnergy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- AeroDynEnergy, Anaheim, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,057) developed by four co-inventors for a system " for generating electrical power from wind energy." The co-inventors are William A. Farone, Irvine, California, Yung Chow, Irvine, California, Peter J. Gluck, Mission Viejo, California, and Mark H. Krietzman, Palos Verdes, California.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/768,657). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810057.PN.&OS=PN/8810057&RS=PN/8810057 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Altera Assigned Patent for Signal Flow Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Altera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,299) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]ignal flow control through clock signal rate adjustments." The co-inventors are Gregg William Baeckler, San Jose, California, and David W. Mendel, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2012 (13/648,146). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810299.PN.&OS=PN/8810299&RS=PN/8810299 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Theravance Biopharma R&D I.P. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Theravance Biopharma R&D I.P., South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,856) developed by five co-inventors for a "quaternary ammonium diphenylmethyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists." The co-inventors are Rick Lee, Daly City, California, Christopher Lange, El Cerrito, California, YongQi Mu, Los Altos, California, Craig Husfeld, Redwood City, California, and YuHua Ji, Redwood City, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2013 (14/059,755). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802856.PN.&OS=PN/8802856&RS=PN/8802856 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Patterned Dummy Wafers Loading ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,206) developed by four co-inventors for a "patterned dummy wafers loading in batch type CVD." The co-inventors are Lei Xue, Milpitas, California, Bradley Marc Davis, Mountain View, California, Rinji Sugino, San Jose, California, and Kenichi Ohtsuka, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2011 (13/022,517). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809206.PN.&OS=PN/8809206&RS=PN/8809206 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Crossbar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Crossbar, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,831) developed by Scott Brad Herner, San Jose, California, for "[o]on/off ratio for non-volatile memory device and method." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/436,714). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809831.PN.&OS=PN/8809831&RS=PN/8809831 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** PRC-DeSoto International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- PRC-DeSoto International, Glendale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,790) developed by four co-inventors for a "polyurea compositions and methods of use." The co-inventors are Steven J. Cai, Gilbert, Arizona, Marfi Ito, Culver City, California, Juexiao Cai, Stevenson Ranch, California, and Renhe Lin, Stevenson Ranch, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2014 (14/184,772). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802790.PN.&OS=PN/8802790&RS=PN/8802790 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Spansion, Globalfoundries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, California, and Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, have been assigned a patent (8,809,936) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[m]emory cell system with multiple nitride layers." The co-inventors are YouSeok Suh, Cupertino, California, Shenqing Fang, Fremont, California, Joong Jeon, Los Altos, California, Rinji Sugino, San Jose, California, Hidehiko Shiraiwa, San Jose, California, Lei Xue, Sunnyvale, California, and Meng Ding, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2006 (11/461,428). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809936.PN.&OS=PN/8809936&RS=PN/8809936 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Allergan Assigned Patent for Urea Derivatives ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Allergan, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,367) developed by five co-inventors for a "1-1-Oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-yl urea derivatives as N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor modulators." The co-inventors are John E. Donello, Dana Point, California, Veena Viswanath, Irvine, California, Richard L. Beard, Newport Beach, California, and Michael E. Garst, Newport Beach, California.

The patent application was filed on July 16, 2013 (13/943,313). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809367.PN.&OS=PN/8809367&RS=PN/8809367 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Disney Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Disney Enterprises, Burbank, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,887) developed by five co-inventors for a "[c]omputer graphic system and method for simulating hair." The co-inventors are Eftychios Sifakis, Marina Del Rey, California, Andrew Selle, North Hollywood, California, Kelly Ward, Studio City, California, Joseph Teran, Los Angeles, and Aleka McAdams, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2010 (12/688,056). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803887.PN.&OS=PN/8803887&RS=PN/8803887 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Volcano Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Volcano, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,803,837) developed by four co-inventors for a "[c]ntroller user interface for a catheter lab intravascular ultrasound system." The co-inventors are Duane De Jong, Elk Grove, California, Nacy Perry Pool, El Dorado Hills, California, Ed Oliver, Folsom, California, and Timothy Glynn, Centereach, New York.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2013 (14/021,867). 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=8803837.PN.&OS=PN/8803837&RS=PN/8803837 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Voltage Regulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 25 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,810,224) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "to regulate voltage." The co-inventors are Junmou Zhang, San Diego, Yuan-Cheng Pan, San Diego, and Mikhail Popovich, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/278,294). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810224.PN.&OS=PN/8810224&RS=PN/8810224 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Peiching Ling Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Peiching Ling, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,185) developed by two co-inventors for a "light emitting diode package and method of fabricating the same." The co-inventors are Vivek B. Dutta, Cupertino, California, and Peiching Ling, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,347). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803185.PN.&OS=PN/8803185&RS=PN/8803185 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tbula Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Tbula, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,277) developed by four co-inventors for "[n]on-sequentially configurable IC." The co-inventors are Brad L. Hutchings, Fremont, California, Steven Teig, Menlo Park, California, Herman Schmit, Palo Alto, California, and Michael Butts, Portland, Oregon.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2012 (13/621,145). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810277.PN.&OS=PN/8810277&RS=PN/8810277 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Pharmacyclics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Pharmacyclics, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,273) developed by five co-inventors for "inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase." The co-inventors are Erik Verner, Belmont, California, Wei Chen, Fremont, California, Joseph J. Buggy, Mountain View, California, Lee Honigberg, San Francisco, and David Loury, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2011 (13/340,276). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809273.PN.&OS=PN/8809273&RS=PN/8809273 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Wispry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Wispry, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,331) developed by three co-inventors for "MEMS tunable notch filter frequency automatic control loop systems and methods." The co-inventors are Qizheng Gu, San Diego, Arthur S. Morris III, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Kirkland, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/323,485). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810331.PN.&OS=PN/8810331&RS=PN/8810331 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Embedding Semiconductors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,859) developed by two co-inventors for "[d]evices and methods for embedding semiconductors in printed circuit boards." The co-inventors are Shawn X. Arnold, San Jose, California, and Dennis R. Pyper, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2014 (14/162,577). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809859.PN.&OS=PN/8809859&RS=PN/8809859 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Nektar Therapeutics Assigned Patent for Branched Polymers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,809,453) developed by four co-inventors for a "branched polymers." The co-inventors are Michael David Bentley, Huntsville, Alabama, William Dudley Battle III, Huntsville, Alabama, Xiaoming Shen, Millbrae, California, and Xuan Zhao, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2013 (13/865,912). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809453.PN.&OS=PN/8809453&RS=PN/8809453 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of Southern California Assigned Patent for Benzolipoxin Analogs ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,802,881) developed by Nicos A. Petasis, Hacienda Heights, California, for a "benzolipoxin analogs, methods of their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are provided." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2012 (13/372,029). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802881.PN.&OS=PN/8802881&RS=PN/8802881 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Theravance Biopharma R&D I.P. Assigned Patent for Piperidine Compounds Preparation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Theravance Biopharma R&D I.P., South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,857) developed by two co-inventors for a process "for preparing 4-[2-(2-fluorophenoxymethyl)phenyl]piperidine compounds." The co-inventors are Eric L. Stangeland, Pacifica, California, and Miroslav Rapta, San Carlos, California.

The patent application was filed on July 10, 2012 (13/545,513). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802857.PN.&OS=PN/8802857&RS=PN/8802857 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,810,322) developed by four co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for frequency generation." The co-inventors are Rajagopalan Rangarajan, San Diego, Chinmaya Mishra, San Diego, Maulin Bhagat, San Diego, and Zhang Jin, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/295,683). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810322.PN.&OS=PN/8810322&RS=PN/8810322 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Activision Publishing Assigned Patent for Music Based Video Game ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Activision Publishing, Santa Monica, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,953) developed bythree co-inventors for a "music based video game in which a game player's singing performance is digitally sampled while the player performs a free-form vocal over a prerecorded musical composition." The co-inventors are Brian Bright, Woodland Hills, California, Brian Marvin, Woodland Hills, California, and Mark Wojtowicz, Woodland Hills, California.

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2012 (13/410,043). 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=8802953.PN.&OS=PN/8802953&RS=PN/8802953 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Xilinx, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,028) developed by three co-inventors for "[i]ntegrated circuit packaging devices and methods." The co-inventors are Nael Zohni, Campbell, California, Kumar Nagarajan, San Jose, California, and Ronilo Boja, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/828,166). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810028.PN.&OS=PN/8810028&RS=PN/8810028 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Electronic Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,745) developed by Teodor Dabov, San Francisco, for an "[e]lectronic device with component trim antenna." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2012 (13/396,499). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803745.PN.&OS=PN/8803745&RS=PN/8803745 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Xilinx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Xilinx, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,269) developed by six co-inventors for a method of "testing a semiconductor structure." The co-inventors are Suresh P. Parameswaran, Fremont, California, Cheang-Whang Chang, Mountain View, California, Myongseob Kim, Pleasanton, California, Yuqing Gong, San Jose, California, Henley Liu, San Jose, California, and Boon Y. Ang, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/630,215). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810269.PN.&OS=PN/8810269&RS=PN/8810269 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intermolecular, SanDisk 3D, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, California, SanDisk 3D, Milpitas, California, and Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,809,205) developed by four co-inventors for a "sequential atomic layer deposition of electrodes and resistive switching components." The co-inventors are Tony P. Chiang, Campbell, California, Yun Wang, San Jose, California, Tim Minvielle, San Jose, California, and Takeshi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, Japan.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2012 (13/721,549). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809205.PN.&OS=PN/8809205&RS=PN/8809205 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** ARC Bikes Assigned Patent for Seat Tube Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- ARC Bikes, Santa Barbara, California has been assigned a patent (8,807,585) developed by Loren Lee Alan, Ventura, California, for a "seat tube assembly for bicycle or like." The patent was filed on April 22, 2013 (13/867,743). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8807585&OS=8807585&RS=8807585 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** FibroGen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- FibroGen, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,802,839) developed by two co-inventors for a "connective tissue growth factor antisense oligonucleotides." The co-inventors are Todd W. Seeley, Oakland, California, and Mark D. Sternlicht, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,799). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802839.PN.&OS=PN/8802839&RS=PN/8802839 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Altera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Altera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,319) developed by two co-inventors for a "[d]ual-stage continuous-time linear equalizer." The co-inventors are Nicholas Sutardja, Berkeley, California, and Allen Chan, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on June 8, 2012 (13/492,550). 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=8810319.PN.&OS=PN/8810319&RS=PN/8810319 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Rigel Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,370) developed by six co-inventors for an "AMPK-activating heterocyclic compounds and methods for using the same." The co-inventors are Rajinder Singh, Belmont, California, Yasumichi Hitoshi, Brisbane, California, Donald Payan, Hillsborough, California, Simon Shaw, Oakland, California, Dane Goff, Redwood City, California, and David Carroll, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/800,986). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809370.PN.&OS=PN/8809370&RS=PN/8809370 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Camera Light Source Mounting Structures ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,794,775) developed by three co-inventors for a "camera light source mounting structures." The co-inventors are Lee E. Hooton, Cupertino, California, Michael B. Wittenberg, Mountain View, California, and Shayan Malek, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2012 (13/628,773). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794775.PN.&OS=PN/8794775&RS=PN/8794775 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,891) developed by eight co-inventors for a method "for preempting graphics tasks to accommodate compute tasks in an accelerated processing device (APD)." The co-inventors are Mark Leather, Los Gatos, California, Ralph Clay Taylor, Deland, Florida, Michael Mantor, Orlando, Florida, Rex McCrary, Oviedo, Florida, Robert Scott Hartog, Windermere, Florida, Sebastien Nussbaum, Lexington, Massachusetts, Philip J. Rogers, Pepperell, Massachusetts, and Thomas R. Woller, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/307,904). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803891.PN.&OS=PN/8803891&RS=PN/8803891 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Leland Stanford Junior University Assigned Patent for Liposomal Wnt Composition ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,272) developed by Jill Helms, Stanford, California, for the use of "liposomal Wnt composition to enhance osseointegration." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/199,820). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809272.PN.&OS=PN/8809272&RS=PN/8809272 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Monolithic Power Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Monolithic Power Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,013) developed by three co-inventors for an "[i]ntegrated power converter package with die stacking." The co-inventors are Jinghai Zhou, San Jose, California, Hunt Hang Jiang, San Jose, California, and Eric Yang, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2013 (13/890,662). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810013.PN.&OS=PN/8810013&RS=PN/8810013 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Immersion Assigned Patent for Haptic Communication Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Immersion, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,795) developed by five co-inventors for "[h]aptic communication devices." The co-inventors are Shoichi Endo, Cupertino, California, Jeffrey Eld, Danville, California, Erik J. Shahoian, San Ramon, California, Dean C. Chang, Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Danny A. Grant, Montreal.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2003 (10/538,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803795.PN.&OS=PN/8803795&RS=PN/8803795 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** CareFusion 303 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- CareFusion 303, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,803,825) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for filtering touch screen inputs." The co-inventors are Daniel Vik, La Jolla, California, and Gregory Borges, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,731). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803825.PN.&OS=PN/8803825&RS=PN/8803825 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** ReadyMax Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- ReadyMax, Elk Grove, California, has been assigned a patent (8,794,758) developed by two co-inventors for a "retractable earplug apparatus for an eyewear assembly and a vest assembly." The co-inventors are Bill E. Brauner, Angels Camp, California, and Eivind Clausen, Bellingham, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2010 (12/908,802). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794758.PN.&OS=PN/8794758&RS=PN/8794758 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Air and Water Tolerant Catalyst ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,796) developed by five co-inventors for an "air and water tolerant catalyst." The co-inventors are Jay A. Labinger, Claremont, California, Matthew S. Winston, Pasadena, California, John E. Bercaw, Pasadena, California, Paul Oblad, North Salt Lake, Utah, and Sander Gaemers, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on April 6, 2012 (13/441,545). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802796.PN.&OS=PN/8802796&RS=PN/8802796 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Analogic Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 25 -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,216) developed by three co-inventors for a "[c]urrent sink with low side voltage regulation." The co-inventors are Andrew Whyte, San Carlos, California, Kevin D'Angelo, Santa Clara, California, and Gustavo Mehas, Mercer Island, Washingto.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,225). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810216.PN.&OS=PN/8810216&RS=PN/8810216 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Telenav Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Telenav, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,712) developed by Nipun Agarwal, Santa Clara, California, for a "[n]avigation system with mobile engagement mechanism and method of operation thereof." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/555,646). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803712.PN.&OS=PN/8803712&RS=PN/8803712 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Taylor Made Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Taylor Made Golf, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,428) developed by two co-inventors for a "golf ball." The co-inventors are Hyun J. Kim, Carlsbad, California, and Hong G. Jeon, Carlsbad, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/645,306). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809428.PN.&OS=PN/8809428&RS=PN/8809428 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Navcom Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Navcom Technology, Torrance, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,736) developed by two co-inventors for a method and system "for estimating position with bias compensation." The co-inventors are Liwen Dai, Chino Hills, California, and Chaochao Wang, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/767,912). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803736.PN.&OS=PN/8803736&RS=PN/8803736 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intel Assigned Patent for Power Conservation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Intel, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,868) developed by five co-inventors for "[p]ower conservation for mobile device displays." The co-inventors are Bran Ferren, Glendale, California, Prashant Gandhi, Gilroy, California, Qingfeng Li, Hillsboro, Oregon, and Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Portland, Oregon, and Ajaya Durg, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2013 (13/770,977). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803868.PN.&OS=PN/8803868&RS=PN/8803868 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Rigel Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for 2,4-Pyrimidinediamine Compounds ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,341) developed by five co-inventors for a "2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and uses as anti-proliferative agents." The co-inventors are Rajinder Singh, Belmont, California, Ankush Argade, Foster City, California, Susan Catalano, Hayward, California, Hui Li, Santa Clara, California, and David Carroll, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/981,094). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809341.PN.&OS=PN/8809341&RS=PN/8809341 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Xencor, Monrovia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,823) developed by seven co-inventors for an "optimized Fc variants." The co-inventors are Jost Vielmetter, Altadena, California, Omid Vafa, Monrovia, California, Wei Dang, Pasadena, California, John Desjarlais, Pasadena, California, Sher Bahadur Karki, Santa Monica, California, Gregory Alan Lazar, Indianapolis, and Robert Hayes, Paoli, Pennsylvania.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2013 (14/078,501). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802823.PN.&OS=PN/8802823&RS=PN/8802823 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,831) developed by two co-inventors for a "[c]hording sheath for computing device." The co-inventors are Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Berkeley, California, and Thad Eugene Starner, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/428,130). 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=8803831.PN.&OS=PN/8803831&RS=PN/8803831 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Fox Factory Assigned Patent for Vehicle Shock Absorber ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 - Fox factory, Scotts Valley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,807,542) developed by three co-inventors for "apparatus and methods for vehicle shock absorber." The co-inventors are Dennis K. Wootten, Scotts Valley, California, Mario Galasso, Watsonville, California, and Bryan Wesley Anderson, Watsonville, California.

The patent was filed on June 4, 2010 (12/794,219). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8807542&OS=8807542&RS=8807542 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Masimo Assigned Patent for Multi-Stage Physiological Monitors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Masimo, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,801,613) developed by three co-inventors for "multi-stage physiological monitors." The co-inventors are Walter M. Weber, Laguna Hills, California, and Ammar Al-Ali, San Juan Capistrano, California, and Valery G. Telfort, Montreal, Canada.

The patent was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/960,325). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8801613&OS=8801613&RS=8801613 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** DCG Systems, Isothermal Systems Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- DCG Systems, Fremont, California, and Isothermal Systems Research, Clarkson, Washington, have been assigned a patent (8,810,266) developed by seven co-inventors for a "micro-spray cooling system beneficial for use in testers of electrically stimulated integrated circuit chips." The co-inventors are Jonathan D. Frank, Los Gatos, California, Thomas Wong, Menlo Park, California, Benjamin Hewett Tolman, Moscow, Idaho, Alan Brent Roberts, Moscow, Idaho, Charles Lester Tilton, Colton, Washington, George Joseph Wos, Colton, Washington, and Tahir Cader, Pullman, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2011 (13/241,100). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810266.PN.&OS=PN/8810266&RS=PN/8810266 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences Assigned Patent for Corticosteroids Pharmaceutical Formulations ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Petaluma, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,307) developed by two co-inventors for a "pharmaceutical formulations containing corticosteroids for topical administration." The co-inventors are Arturo Angel, Santa Rosa, California, and Gordon Dow, Santa Rosa, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2011 (13/287,176). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809307.PN.&OS=PN/8809307&RS=PN/8809307 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Photon Light Boards Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Photon Light Boards, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,794,785) developed by Christopher Campbell, San Diego, for an "illuminated sports board." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2011 (13/275,287). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794785.PN.&OS=PN/8794785&RS=PN/8794785 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Prysm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Prysm, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,772) developed by five co-inventors for "[d]isplay systems having screens with optical fluorescent materials." The co-inventors are Roger A. Hajjar, San Jose, California, Phillip H. Malyak, Canton, Massachusetts, David Kindler, Concord, Massachusetts, David L. Kent, Framingham, Massachusetts, and Patrick Tan, Wellesley, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2006 (10/578,038). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803772.PN.&OS=PN/8803772&RS=PN/8803772 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent for Devices Connected in Series ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,120) developed by four co-inventors for an "electronic device, a diode and a resistive memory device are connected in series." The co-inventors are Steven Avanzino, Cupertino, California, Suzette K. Pangrle, Cupertino, California, Manuj Rathor, Milpitas, California, and An Chen, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2011 (13/271,129). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803120.PN.&OS=PN/8803120&RS=PN/8803120 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tempo Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Tempo Industries, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,794,817) developed by four co-inventors for "stringed LED capsule lighting apparatus." The co-inventors are Dennis Pearson, Foothill Ranch, California, Jorge Santana, Irvine, California, Guang Jin, Santa Monica, California, and Wesley Scott Dochnahl, Upland, California.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/533,833). 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=8794817.PN.&OS=PN/8794817&RS=PN/8794817 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tesla Motors Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 25 -- Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,208) developed by three co-inventors for an apparatus "for charging an energy storage system (ESS) from an AC line voltage." The co-inventors are Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, San Carlos, California, Troy A. Nergaard, San Francisco, and Jean-Pierre Krauer, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on March 10, 2011 (13/045,432). 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=8810208.PN.&OS=PN/8810208&RS=PN/8810208 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Xencor Assigned Patent for Fc Variants ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Xencor, Monrovia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,820) developed by five co-inventors for a "Fc variants with altered binding to FcRn." The co-inventors are Bassil I. Dahiyat, Altadena, California, Gregory Alan Lazar, Arcadia, California, Aaron Keith Chamberlain, Pasadena, California, John Rudolph Desjarlais, Pasadena, California, and Sher Bahadur Karki, Pomona, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/932,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802820.PN.&OS=PN/8802820&RS=PN/8802820 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,273) developed by two co-inventors for an apparatus and methodology "for instantaneous AC line fault detection." The co-inventors are Sangsun Kim, San Jose, California, and Ho Kong Mah, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2011 (13/297,061). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810273.PN.&OS=PN/8810273&RS=PN/8810273 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,814) developed by Joe Andolina, San Francisco, for "[s]urface scanning with a capacitive touch screen." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/404,072). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803814.PN.&OS=PN/8803814&RS=PN/8803814 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Nvidia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,879) developed by two co-inventors for "[o]mnidirectional shadow texture mapping." The co-inventors are William P. Newhall Jr., San Francisco, and Mark J. Kilgard, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on March 4, 2005 (11/073,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803879.PN.&OS=PN/8803879&RS=PN/8803879 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intermolecular Inc. Assigned Patent for Reactor and Substrate Force Controller ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Intermolecular Inc., San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,801,631) developed by three co-inventors for "method and apparatus for controlling force between reactor and substrate." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Chih-Hou, Cupertino, California, Sandeep Mariserla, Danbury, Connecticut, and Robert Sculac, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,732). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8807550&OS=8807550&RS=8807550 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Monolithic Power Systems Assigned Patent for Low Turn-on Voltage Schottky Diode ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Monolithic Power Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,988) developed by two co-inventors for "[l]ow leakage and/or low turn-on voltage Schottky diode." The co-inventors are Ji-Hyoung Yoo, Cupertino, California, and Martin E. Garnett, Los Gatos, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (13/061,756). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809988.PN.&OS=PN/8809988&RS=PN/8809988 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Solux Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Solux, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,802,830) developed by four co-inventors for a "synthesis of epirubicin from 13-dihydrodaunorubicine." The co-inventors are Aleksandr M. Itkin, San Diego, Alexander F. Zabudkin, Donetsk, Ukraine, Victor Matvienko, Donetsk, Ukraine, and Alexey Matveev, Donetsk, Ukraine.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2006 (11/612,322). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802830.PN.&OS=PN/8802830&RS=PN/8802830 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,230) developed by four co-inventors for a "porous substrates filled with nanomaterials." The co-inventors are Theodore F. Baumann, Discovery Bay, California, Marcus A. Worsley, Hayward, California, Joe H. Satcher Jr., Patterson, California, and Michael Stadermann, Pleasanton, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2011 (13/195,752). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809230.PN.&OS=PN/8809230&RS=PN/8809230 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, and University of California, Oakland, California, have been assigned a patent (8,809,291) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for treatment of breast cancer and other types of cancer." The co-inventors are Judith Campisi, Berkeley, California, and Pierre-Yves Desprez, Richmond, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2011 (13/252,148). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809291.PN.&OS=PN/8809291&RS=PN/8809291 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Dudley Gates Assigned Patent for Bi-Swing Warehouse Door Latch System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Dudley Gates, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,807,605) developed by three co-inventors for "bi-swing warehouse door latch system." The co-inventors are Simon David Dudley, Campbell, California, David Edmond Dudley, Oregon City, Oregon, and Peter Bruce Dudley, Seattle.

The patent was filed on July 6, 2013 (13/936,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8807605&OS=8807605&RS=8807605 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Pakal Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Pakal Technologies, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,803,191) developed by Richard A. Blanchard, Los Altos, California, for methods and systems "for lateral switched-emitter thyristors in a single-layer implementation." The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/652,335). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803191.PN.&OS=PN/8803191&RS=PN/8803191 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Maury Microwave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Maury Microwave, Ontario, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,257) developed by Gary R. Simpson, Fontana, California, for "[s]ignal measurement systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2011 (13/292,075). 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=8810257.PN.&OS=PN/8810257&RS=PN/8810257 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Retrofitting Wireless Power ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,810,194) developed by eight co-inventors for "[r]etrofitting wireless power and near-field communication in electronic devices." The co-inventors are Nigel P. Cook, El Cajon, California, Matthew S. Grob, La Jolla, California, Ernest T. Ozaki, Poway, California, Stanley S. Toncich, San Diego, Stanley B. Kinsey, San Diego, Miles A. Kirby, San Diego, John Hillan, Alton, United Kingdom, and Stephen Frankland, Horsham, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (12/610,831). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810194.PN.&OS=PN/8810194&RS=PN/8810194 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Intuity Medical Assigned Patent for Fluid Transport Tube ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Intuity Medical, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,801,631) developed by two co-inventors for "devices and methods for facilitating fluid transport." The co-inventors are Raul Escutia, Palo Alto, California, and Jeffrey Lorne Emery, Redwood City, California.

The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2005 (11/239,123). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8801631&OS=8801631&RS=8801631 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Regents of the University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,341) developed by five co-inventors for "[m]agnetically actuated micro-electro-mechanical capacitor switches in laminate." The co-inventors are Mark Bachman, Irvine, California, Guann-Pyng Li, Irvine, California, Yang Zhang, Irvine, California, Minfeng Wang, Irvine, California, and Sung Jun Kim, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/286,120). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810341.PN.&OS=PN/8810341&RS=PN/8810341 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** OmniVision Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- OmniVision Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,925) developed by four co-inventors for a "[p]artial buried channel transfer device in image sensors." The co-inventors are Gang Chen, San Jose, California, Hsin-Chih Tai, San Jose, California, Zhenhong Fu, San Jose, California, and Duli Mao, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2012 (13/649,842). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809925.PN.&OS=PN/8809925&RS=PN/8809925 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Regents of the University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,867) developed by four co-inventors for "[d]islocation reduction in non-polar III-nitride thin films." The co-inventors are Steven P. Denbaars, Goleta, California, James S. Speck, Goleta, California, Michael D. Craven, San Jose, California, and Shuji Nakamura, Santa Barbara, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2007 (11/852,908). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809867.PN.&OS=PN/8809867&RS=PN/8809867 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Tesla Motors Assigned Patent for Multiport Vehicle DC Charting System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 25 -- Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,198) developed by six co-inventors for a "[m]ultiport vehicle DC charging system with variable power distribution according to power distribution rules." The co-inventors are Warwick Ka Kui Wong, Palo Alto, California, Troy Adam Nergaard, San Francisco, Martin Sukup, San Francisco, Christopher Hugo Van Dyke, San Francisco, and Kristoffer John Donhowe, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 2, 2011 (13/224,368). 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=8810198.PN.&OS=PN/8810198&RS=PN/8810198 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Multi-fold Mobile Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,803,816) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[m]ulti-fold mobile device with configurable interface." The co-inventors are Dimosthenis Kaleas, Carlsbad, California, Robert S. Daley, Del Mar, California, Michael G. O'Keefe, Ramona, California, Thomas E. Kilpatrick II, San Diego, Mark A. Charlebois, San Diego, Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl, San Diego, and Bennett Michael King, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/553,405). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803816.PN.&OS=PN/8803816&RS=PN/8803816 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Keyboard Event Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,808) developed by Boris Smus, San Francisco, for "[k]eyboard event detection and network event generation." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,494). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803808.PN.&OS=PN/8803808&RS=PN/8803808 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Chevron USA Assigned Patent for Hydroprocessing Catalysts ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,223) developed by three co-inventors for a "hydroprocessing catalysts and methods for making thereof." The co-inventors are Joseph V. Nguyen, Albany, California, Oleg Mironov, Hercules, California, and Julie Chabot, Novato, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2011 (13/331,660). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8809223.PN.&OS=PN/8809223&RS=PN/8809223 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Insera Therapeutics Assigned Patent for Slag REmoval ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Insera Therapeutics, Sacramento, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,030) developed by two co-inventors for a system "for removal of slag during laser cutting of a hypotube by a laser cutting system may include a cooling system and a cooling fluid inlet regulator." The co-inventors are Vikram Janardhan, Sacramento, California, and Vallabh Janardhan, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on March 25, 2014 (14/224,576). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803030.PN.&OS=PN/8803030&RS=PN/8803030 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Lytx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Lytx, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,803,695) developed by Craig Denson, San Diego, for a system and method "for identifying non-event profiles." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2013 (13/736,709). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803695.PN.&OS=PN/8803695&RS=PN/8803695 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Ekso Bionics Assigned Patent for Exoskeleton Swing Leg Control Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Ekso Bionics, Richmond, California, has been assigned a patent (8,801,641) developed by four co-inventors for "exoskeleton and method for controlling a swing leg of the exoskeleton." The co-inventors are Russdon Angold, American Canyon, California, Homayoon Kazerooni, Berkeley, California, Kurt Amundson, Berkeley, California, and Nathan Harding, Oakland, California.

The patent was filed on July 23, 2009 (12/922,918). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8801641&OS=8801641&RS=8801641 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** DexCom Assigned Patent for Processing Analyte Sensor Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- DexCom, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,801,612) developed by four co-inventors for "system and methods for processing analyte sensor data." The co-inventors are Apurv Ullas Kamath, San Diego, James H. Brauker, Addison, Michigan, Paul V. Goode, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and James Patrick Thrower, Oakland, New Jersey.

The patent was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/458,003). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8801612&OS=8801612&RS=8801612 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Western Oilfields Supply Assigned Patent for Pipe Crib-Block ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Western Oilfields Supply, Bakersfield, California, has been assigned a patent (8,807,492) developed by John W. Lake, Bakersfield, California, for "pipe crib-block." The patent was filed on Jan. 11, 2013 (13/740,057). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8807492&OS=8807492&RS=8807492 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Boardwalk Technology Group Assigned Patent for Mobile Replacement-Dialogue Recording System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Boardwalk Technology Group, Beverly Hills, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,957) developed by three co-inventors for a "mobile replacement-dialogue recording system enables the creation of replacement-dialogue items by mobile users not at a media recording studio." The co-inventors are Sean C. Barker, Ladera Ranch, California, Timothy Scott Bogart, West Hollywood, California, and Gary A. Randall, Woodland Hills, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2010 (12/875,991). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802957.PN.&OS=PN/8802957&RS=PN/8802957 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Immersion Assigned Patent for Haptic Feedback ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Immersion, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,796) developed by two co-inventors for products and processes "for providing haptic feedback in a user interface." The co-inventors are Michael D. Levin, Mountain View, California, and Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Montreal.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2004 (10/926,644). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803796.PN.&OS=PN/8803796&RS=PN/8803796 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Auspex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Auspex Pharmaceuticals, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,802,850) developed by two co-inventors for a "cyclopropyl modulators of P2Y12 receptor." The co-inventors are Tadimeti Rao, San Diego, and Chengzhi Zhang, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on July 27, 2010 (12/844,017). 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=8802850.PN.&OS=PN/8802850&RS=PN/8802850 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Advanced Analogic Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 25 -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,162) developed by three co-inventors for "[l]ow cost LED driver with improved serial bus." The co-inventors are Richard Kent Williams, Cupertino, California, David A. Brown, San Jose, California, and Kevin D'Angelo, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2012 (13/347,654). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810162.PN.&OS=PN/8810162&RS=PN/8810162 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, California, has been assigned a patent (8,794,801) developed by six co-inventors for "oblique illuminator for inspecting manufactured substrates." The co-inventors are Shiyu Zhang, Hayward, California, Yevgeniy Churin, San Jose, California, Yong-Mo Moon, San Ramon, California, Mark S. Wang, San Ramon, California, Charles N. Wang, Santa Clara, California, and Hyoseok Daniel Yang, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on July 26, 2011 (13/257,441). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8794801.PN.&OS=PN/8794801&RS=PN/8794801 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Cymer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Cymer, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,803,027) developed by Thomas Hofmann, San Diego, for a device and method "to create a low divergence, high power laser beam for material processing applications." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2007 (11/805,596). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803027.PN.&OS=PN/8803027&RS=PN/8803027 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, California, has been assigned a patent (8,810,280) developed by three co-inventors for "[l]ow leakage spare gates for integrated circuits." The co-inventors are Rambabu Pyapali, Cupertino, California, Yongning Sheng, San Jose, California, and Yongjun Zhang, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2011 (13/267,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8810280.PN.&OS=PN/8810280&RS=PN/8810280 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** DexCom Assigned Patent for Signal Processing for Continuous Analyte Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- DexCom, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,801,610) developed by six co-inventors for "system and methods for estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor." The co-inventors are Apurv U. Kamath, San Diego, Ben Xavier, San Diego, Victoria Carr-Brendel, San Diego, James H. Brauker, Cement City, Michigan, Paul V. Goode, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and James P. Thrower, Oakland, New Jersey.

The patent was filed on July 24, 2009 (12/509,396). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8801610&OS=8801610&RS=8801610 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Gamma Resistor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,803,862) developed by Yongman Lee, Pleasanton, California, for a "[g]amma resistor sharing for VCOM generation." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2010 (12/839,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8803862.PN.&OS=PN/8803862&RS=PN/8803862 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Load Switch and DC-DC Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,809,948) developed by eight co-inventors for a "[d]evice structure and methods of making high density MOSFETs for load switch and DC-DC applications." The co-inventors are John Chen, Palo Alto, California, Yeeheng Lee, San Jose, California, Daniel Calafut, San Jose, California, Hamza Yilmaz, Saratoga, California, Hong Chang, Saratoga, California, Sik Lui, Sunnyvale, California, Madhur Bobde, Sunnyvale, California, and Jongoh Kim, Portland, Oregon.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/724,180). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph- 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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