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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Michigan (Sept. 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Michigan. *** Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Automated Software Installation with Interview ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,819,670) developed by Matthew R. Braun, Northville, Michigan, and Edmund J. Gurney III, Canton, Michigan, for the "automated software installation with interview." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/751,149). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,819,670.PN.&OS=PN/8,819,670&RS=PN/8,819,670 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer Healthcare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Bayer Healthcare, Whippany, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,815,607) developed by Roger Fleming, Niles, Michigan, for a self-contained test sensor. The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2013 (14/096,849). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,815,607.PN.&OS=PN/8,815,607&RS=PN/8,815,607 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Spring Meadow Nursery Assigned Patent for Hydrangea Plant Named MAK20 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,820) developed by Timothy D. Wood, Spring Lake, Michigan, for a "hydrangea plant named 'MAK20'." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2012 (13/573,841). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP24,820.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,820&RS=PN/PP24,820 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Berry Blue Assigned Patent for Blueberry Plant Named BB05-274MI-139 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Berry Blue, Grand Junction, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,809) developed by two co-inventors for a "Blueberry plant named `BB05-274MI-139`." The co-inventors are James F. Hancock, East Lansing, Michigan, and Edmund J. Wheeler, Holland, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2012 (13/653,209). 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=PP24,809.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,809&RS=PN/PP24,809 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Berry Blue Assigned Patent for Blueberry Plant Named BB05-58GA-1 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Berry Blue, Grand Junction, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,808) developed by two co-inventors for a "Blueberry plant named `BB05-58GA-1`." The co-inventors are James F. Hancock, East Lansing, Michigan, and Edmund J. Wheeler, Holland, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/651,216). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP24,808.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,808&RS=PN/PP24,808 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Controlling Data Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,719) developed by three co-inventors for a method "of controlling data communication between a vehicle and heterogeneous wireless networks." The co-inventors are Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, Michigan, Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Massimo Osella, Troy, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2013 (13/773,988). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818719.PN.&OS=PN/8818719&RS=PN/8818719 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Berry Blue Assigned Patent for Blueberry Plant Named BB05-251MI-14 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Berry Blue, Grand Junction, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,807) developed by two co-inventors for a "Blueberry plant named `BB05-251MI-14`." The co-inventors are James F. Hancock, East Lansing, Michigan, and Edmund J. Wheeler, Holland, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2012 (13/653,272). 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=PP24,807.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,807&RS=PN/PP24,807 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.E. Aviation Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.E. Aviation Systems, Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,696) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for aerial vehicle trajectory management." The co-inventors are Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Liling Ren, Rexford, New York. The patent application was filed on March 23, 2011 (13/069,866). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818696.PN.&OS=PN/8818696&RS=PN/8818696 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Spring Meadow Nursery Assigned Patent for Barberry Plant Named `Helen` ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,819) developed by Timothy D. Wood, Spring Lake, Michigan, for a "barberry plant named 'Helen'." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/507,788). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP24,819.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,819&RS=PN/PP24,819 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Spring Meadow Nursery Assigned Patent for Barberry Plant Named `Koren` ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,818) developed by Timothy D. Wood, Spring Lake, Michigan, for a "Barberry plant named 'Koren'." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/507,792). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP24,818.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,818&RS=PN/PP24,818 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Lakeside Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Lakeside Software, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,819,639) developed by Michael K. Schumacher, Orchard Lake, Michigan, for a system "for selectively blocking execution of applications on a computer system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2004 (10/941,725). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819639.PN.&OS=PN/8819639&RS=PN/8819639 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Tracking Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,702) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for tracking objects." The co-inventors are Yuanhong Li, La Mirada, California, and Shuqing Zeng, Sterling Heights, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2010 (12/942,456). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818702.PN.&OS=PN/8818702&RS=PN/8818702 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Preventing Activation of Resume Function ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,678) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for preventing activation of resume function in a cruise control system." The co-inventors are William G. Herbert, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, James N. Nickolaou, Clarkston, Michigan, and Jeremy A. Salinger, Southfield, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/862,750). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818678.PN.&OS=PN/8818678&RS=PN/8818678 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Selecting Engine Operating State ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,664) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for selecting an engine operating state for a multi-mode powertrain system." The co-inventors are Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Samantha Victoria Lado, Pittsfield Township, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2012 (13/570,175). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818664.PN.&OS=PN/8818664&RS=PN/8818664 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations, Chrysler Group, Daimler A.G., Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, Chrysler Group, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Daimler A.G., Stuttgart, Germany, and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, have been assigned a patent (8,818,660) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for managing lash in a driveline." The co-inventors are Seamus T. McGrath, Rohnert Park, California, Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Robert L. Morris, Milford, Michigan, and Jason J. McConnell, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2008 (12/255,800). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818660.PN.&OS=PN/8818660&RS=PN/8818660 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Spring Meadow Nursery Assigned Patent for Barberry Plant Named Kasia ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (PP24,817) developed by Timothy D. Wood, Spring Lake, Michigan, for a "Barberry plant named 'Kasia'." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/507,787). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP24,817.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,817&RS=PN/PP24,817 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Determining Oncoming Clutch Pressure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,663) developed by two co-inventors for "determining oncoming clutch pressure in a transmission." The co-inventors are Todd J. Thor, Byron, Michigan, and Brian M. Porto, Waterford, Michigan. The patent application was filed on July 25, 2012 (13/557,788). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818663.PN.&OS=PN/8818663&RS=PN/8818663 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Optimum Full Windshield Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,708) developed by four co-inventors for an "optimum driving path on full windshield display." The co-inventors are Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, Michigan, Thomas A. Seder, Northville, Michigan, Dehua Cui, Northville, Michigan, and Roy J. Mathieu, Rochester Hills, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/309,691). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818708.PN.&OS=PN/8818708&RS=PN/8818708 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Controlling Exhaust Temperature ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,691) developed by four co-inventors for an "exhaust system and method for controlling temperature of exhaust gas in an exhaust system." The co-inventors are Patrick Barasa, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jason Daniel Mullins, Brighton, Michigan, Scot A. Douglas, Howell, Michigan, and Michael J. Paratore Jr., Howell, Michigan. The patent application was filed on March 13, 2012 (13/419,221). 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=8818691.PN.&OS=PN/8818691&RS=PN/8818691 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** University of Michigan, AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, have been assigned a patent (8,817,653) developed by six co-inventors for "detecting irregular retransmissions." The co-inventors are Zhuoqing Mao, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Feng Qian, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Alexandre Gerber, Madison, New Jersey, Walter Willinger, Madison, New Jersey, Subhabrata Sen, New Providence, New Jersey, and Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, New Jersey. The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,713). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817653.PN.&OS=PN/8817653&RS=PN/8817653 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Engine Starting System Evaluation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,611) developed by two co-inventors for a method and apparatus "to evaluate a starting system for an internal combustion engine." The co-inventors are Kwang-Keun Shin, Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Mutasim A. Salman, Rochester Hills, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2011 (13/209,595). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818611.PN.&OS=PN/8818611&RS=PN/8818611 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Vehicle Lateral Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,606) developed by two co-inventors for system and method "for vehicle lateral control." The co-inventors are Jin-Woo Lee, Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Bakhtiar Brian Litkouhi, Washington, Michigan. The patent application was filed on April 16, 2012 (13/447,800). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818606.PN.&OS=PN/8818606&RS=PN/8818606 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Vehicle Communications and Access ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,569) developed by Jonathan L. Oakes, Sterling Heights, Michigan, for a "vehicle communications and access." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2011 (13/299,786). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818569.PN.&OS=PN/8818569&RS=PN/8818569 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** TRW Automotive U.S. Assigned Patent for Assembly with Printed Circuit Board ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- TRW Automotive U.S., Livonia, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,817,481) developed by Thomas E. Blake III, Novi, Michigan, for an "assembly with a printed circuit board." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/249,498). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817481.PN.&OS=PN/8817481&RS=PN/8817481 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** TRW Automotive U.S. Assigned Patent for Determining Tire Condition Using Gas Law ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- TRW Automotive U.S., Livonia, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,619) developed by David L. Juzswik, Commerce Township, Michigan, for a method and apparatus "for determining tire condition using ideal gas law." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2012 (13/565,372). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818619.PN.&OS=PN/8818619&RS=PN/8818619 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Assigned Patent for Programmable Wireless Function Key ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Warren, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,616) developed by three co-inventors for a "programmable function key on wireless OBDII interface." The co-inventors are Dan Sampson, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tom Webster, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Richard Mattox, Portage, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2012 (13/657,166). 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=8818616.PN.&OS=PN/8818616&RS=PN/8818616 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Adjusting Driveline Operation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,600) developed by five co-inventors for methods and systems "for adjusting driveline operation during an accelerator tip-out." The co-inventors are Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, Michigan, Dennis Craig Reed, Dexter, Michigan, Seung-Hoon Lee, Northville, Michigan, and Adam Nathan Banker, Plymouth, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2013 (13/776,304). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818600.PN.&OS=PN/8818600&RS=PN/8818600 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Controlling Vehicle ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,589) developed by two co-inventors for system and method "for controlling a vehicle." The co-inventors are Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, Michigan, and Matthew D. Smith, Dearborn Heights, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/016,075). 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=8818589.PN.&OS=PN/8818589&RS=PN/8818589 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Whirlpool Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Whirlpool, Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,816,828) developed by seven co-inventors for a "recipe wand and recipe book for use with a networked appliance." The co-inventors are Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, Indiana, Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, Michigan, Wallace J. Elston III, Paw Paw, Michigan, Randy A. Voss, St. Joseph, Michigan, Anthony E. Jenkins, Stevensville, Michigan, Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, Michigan, and James P. O'Shaughnessy, Mequon, Wisconsin. The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/932,876). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8816828.PN.&OS=PN/8816828&RS=PN/8816828 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Visteon Global Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Visteon Global Technologies, Van Buren Township, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,626) developed by four co-inventors for a "mobile device wireless camera integration with a vehicle." The co-inventors are Anthony J. Ciatti, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Upton B. Bowden, Canton, Michigan, Theodore C. Wingrove, Canton, Michigan, and Michael Eichbrecht, Farmington Hills, Michigan. The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,730). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818626.PN.&OS=PN/8818626&RS=PN/8818626 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ford Motor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Ford Motor, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,543) developed by four co-inventors for a "computerized method and system for selecting technology used in vehicle production." The co-inventors are Raj Shekar Sohmshetty, Canton, Michigan, Zhiyong Cedrick Xia, Canton, Michigan, Shawn Michael Morgans, Chelsea, Michigan, and Nicholas P. Warrick, Livonia, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2010 (12/687,170). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818543.PN.&OS=PN/8818543&RS=PN/8818543 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** COMAU Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- COMAU, Southfiled, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,531) developed by two co-inventors for a "distributed control system." The co-inventors are Velibor Kilibarda, Birmingham, Michigan, and David Wang, Northville, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2011 (13/005,099). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818531.PN.&OS=PN/8818531&RS=PN/8818531 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** IMRA America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- IMRA America, Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,154) developed by two co-inventors for "laser based frequency standards and their applications." The co-inventors are Ingmar Hartl, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Martin Fermann, Dexter, Michigan. The patent application was filed on April 30, 2013 (13/873,292). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818154.PN.&OS=PN/8818154&RS=PN/8818154 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Clutch Engagement Active Damping ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,658) developed by five co-inventors for an "active damping during clutch engagement for engine start." The co-inventors are Qing Wang, Canton, Michigan, Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, Michigan, Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, Michigan, Wei Liang, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2013 (14/019,987). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818658.PN.&OS=PN/8818658&RS=PN/8818658 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** General Motors Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- General Motors, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,818,613) developed by four co-inventors for an "application for a communications and processing device." The co-inventors are Kevin R. Krause, Plymouth, Michigan, Matthew C. Neely, Rochester, Michigan, Tyson Becker, Royal Oak, Michigan, and Nicholis S. Festa, Shaker Heights, Ohio. The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2011 (13/315,796). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818613.PN.&OS=PN/8818613&RS=PN/8818613 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Gentex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Gentex, Zeeland, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,817,356) developed by two co-inventors for a "vehicular rearview mirror with increased field-of-view." The co-inventors are Robert E. Roush Jr., Holland, Michigan, and Nathaniel J. Gentry, Zeeland, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2011 (13/279,256). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817356.PN.&OS=PN/8817356&RS=PN/8817356 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Emergency Call Placement ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,325) developed by David Anthony Hatton, Berkley, Michigan, for a method and system "for emergency call placement." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,979). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818325.PN.&OS=PN/8818325&RS=PN/8818325 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Magna Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Magna Electronics, Auburn Hills, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,042) developed by two co-inventors for a "driver assistance system for vehicle." The co-inventors are Kenneth Schofield, Holland, Michigan, and Niall R. Lynam, Holland, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2013 (14/082,577). 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=8818042.PN.&OS=PN/8818042&RS=PN/8818042 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** T.K. Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- T.K. Holdings, Auburn Hills, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,818,637) developed by four co-inventors for an "occupant classification system." The co-inventors are Don McDonald, Howell, Michigan, James G. Stanley, Novi, Michigan, Phil Maguire, Royal Oak, Michigan, and George Theos, West Bloomfield, Michigan. The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2007 (11/698,303). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818637.PN.&OS=PN/8818637&RS=PN/8818637 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,817,090) developed by three co-inventors for "luminance uniformity compensation of vector projection display." The co-inventors are Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, Michigan, Thomas A. Seder, Northville, Michigan, and Dehua Cui, Northville, Michigan. The patent application was filed on March 18, 2010 (12/726,422). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817090.PN.&OS=PN/8817090&RS=PN/8817090 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. 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. -1174103 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |