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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 11)
[September 11, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 11)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Z-Plane Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Z-Plane, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,746) developed by Timothy A. Lemke, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and Charles C. Byer, Palo Alto, California, for crosstalk reduction.



The patent application was filed on July 30, 2012 (13/561,522). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,746.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,746&RS=PN/8,827,746 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Chevron Oronite Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Chevron Oronite, San Ramon, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,916) developed by Francois Simard, Novato, California, for a "method to prepare nonylated diphenylamine using recyclesequential temperatures." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (11/960,834). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,916.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,916&RS=PN/88,28,916 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.


*** Stanford University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,726) developed by Mark A. Kay, Los Altos, California, and Zhi-Ying Chen, Mountain View, California, for "circular nucleic acid vectors, and methods for making and using the same." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2006 (11/398,490). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,726.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,726&RS=PN/88,28,726 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Scripps Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,685) developed by Paul Schimmel, La Jolla, California, Xiang-Lei Yang, San Diego, and Bonnie Slike, Ellicott City, Maryland, for "monomeric forms of human aminoacyl-t-RNA synthetases having non-canonical biological activities." The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2011 (13/577,090). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,685.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,685&RS=PN/88,28,685 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** MegaVessals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- MegaVessals, Santa Fe Springs, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,233) developed by Hany Armia Said, Laguna Hills, California, for a "vessel desalination system and method." The patent application was filed on July 6, 2011 (13/177,433). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,233&RS=PN/8,828,233 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acclarent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Acclarent, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,041) developed by nine co-inventors for "devices, systems and methods useable for treating sinusitis." The co-inventors are John Y. Chang, Mountain View, California, Joshua Makower, Los Altos, California, Julia D. Vrany, Sunnyvale, California, John H. Morriss, Portola Valley, California, Ketan P. Muni, San Jose, California, Isaac J. Kim, San Jose, California, Hung Ha, San Jose, California, William M. Facteau, Mountain View, California, and Amrish Jayprakash Walke, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on March 18, 2010 (12/727,190). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,041.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,041&RS=PN/8,828,041 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hansen Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Hansen Medical, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,948) developed by four co-inventors for steerable catheters. The co-inventors are Enrique Romo, Dublin, California, Jeffery B. Alvarez, Redwood City, California, Francis Macnamara, Mountain View, California, and Gene Reis, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/173,994). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,948.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,948&RS=PN/8,827,948 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cubic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Cubic, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,827,707) developed by Deepak Varshneya, Del Mar, California, for a "two beam small arms transmitter." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2005 (11/194,992). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,707.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,707&RS=PN/8,827,707 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Garza & Gowan Sports Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Garza & Gowan Sports Equipment, Tracy, California, has been assigned a patent (8,826,895) developed by Carl W. Gowan, Tracy, California, and Guillermo A. Garza, Tracy, California, for a "ball tossing apparatus and method." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2010 (12/928,195). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,826,895.PN.&OS=PN/8,826,895&RS=PN/8,826,895 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,826,726) developed by four co-inventors for a gas sensor. The co-inventors are Andreas K. Schmid, Berkeley, California, Arantzazu Mascaraque, Madrid, Benito Santos, Madrid, and Juan de la Figuera, Colmenar Viejo, Spain.

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (13/318,522). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,826,726.PN.&OS=PN/8,826,726&RS=PN/8,826,726 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,852) developed by five co-inventors for "delta-doping at wafer level for high throughput, high yield fabrication of silicon imaging arrays." The co-inventors are Michael E. Hoenk, Valencia, California, Shoulch Nikzad, Valencia, California, Todd J. Jones, Altadena, California, Frank Greer, Pasadena, California, and Alexander G. Carver, North Hollywood, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2010 (12/965,790). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,852.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,852&RS=PN/88,28,852 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Preparation and Use of Nanowrinkles ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,302) developed by four co-inventors for the "preparation and use of nanowrinkles." The co-inventors are Michelle Khine, Irvine, California, Cheng-Wei Aaron Chen, Irvine, California, Wendy Liu, Irvine, California, and Tingting Wang, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/367,317). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,302.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,302&RS=PN/8,828,302 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bausch & Lomb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,827,447) developed by four co-inventors for a "mono ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group containing polycarbosiloxane monomers." The co-inventors are Alok Kumar Awasthi, Pittsford, New York, Jason K. Stanbro, Rochester, New York, Jay F. Kunzler, Canandaigua, New York, and Jeffrey G. Linhardt, Pleasanton, California.

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/781,880). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,447.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,447&RS=PN/8,827,447 Written by Kusum Sangma, edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AqueSys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- AqueSys, Aliso Viejo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,070) developed by four co-inventors for "devices for deploying intraocular shunts." The co-inventors are Laszlo O. Romoda, San Clemente, California, Christopher Horvath, Desert Hot Springs, California, Guenther Grabner, Salzburg, Austria, and Herbert A. Reitsamer, Salzburg, Austria.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2010 (12/946,240). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,070.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,070&RS=PN/8,828,070 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,433) developed by five co-inventors for "hydrogel bioscaffoldings and biomedical device coatings." The co-inventors are Charles Claude, Flagstaff, Arizona, Connie Kwok, Shoreline, Washington, Gene Michal, San Francisco, Jihong Qu, Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Sophia Liao, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on April 19, 2005 (11/110,223). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,433.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,433&RS=PN/8,828,433 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** R.F. Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- R.F. Micro Devices, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,824,217) developed by three co-inventors for an "[e]lectro-static discharge power supply clamp with disablement latch." The co-inventors are Joseph Hubert Colles, Bonsall, California, Jeffrey D. Potts, Mocksville, North Carolina, and Nathaniel Peachey, Oak Ridge, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2013 (13/929,950). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824217.PN.&OS=PN/8824217&RS=PN/8824217 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,298) developed by Brian N. Hubert, Redwood City, California, for a "large area dissolvable template lithography." The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2013 (13/773,308). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,298.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,298&RS=PN/8,828,298 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Spyder Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Spyder Manufacturing, Placentia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,039) developed by Matthew Monnig, Fullerton, California, for a "light weight climber pad." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2012 (13/548,692). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,039.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,039&RS=PN/8,827,039 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,445) developed by Robert Francis Wiser, Mountain View, California, Brian Otis, Mountain View, California, and Andrew Nelson, Mountain View, California, for "devices and methods for a contact lens with an outward facing light source." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2013 (14/027,969). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,445.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,445&RS=PN/8,827,445 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** General Electric Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Assembling Injection Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- General Electric, Schenectady, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,828,109) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for assembling injection devices." The co-inventors are John Saunders Stevenson, Yorba Linda, California, John Duckett Winter, Broomfield, Colorado, Constantin Bugescu, La Habra Heights, California, Kenneth M. Sprouse, Northridge, California, and David R. Matthews, Simi Valley, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2010 (12/854,688). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,109.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,109&RS=PN/8,828,109 Written by Kusum Sangma, edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,074) developed by Jia Hua Xiao, Santa Rosa, California, and Matthew Rust, Santa Rosa, California, for a "stent graft having short tube graft for branch vessel." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/379,629). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,074.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,074&RS=PN/8,828,074 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,824,838) developed by Richard C. Walker, Palo Alto, California, for an "[i]ntegrated circuit for facilitating optical communication between electronic devices." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2011 (13/311,540). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824838.PN.&OS=PN/8824838&RS=PN/8824838 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Crucible Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Crucible Intellectual Property, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,155) developed by William Johnson, Pasadena, California, and Jan Schroers, Laguna Beach, California, for "bulk solidifying amorphous alloys with improved mechanical properties." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (13/032,375). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,155.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,155&RS=PN/8,828,155 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Otonomy, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Otonomy, San Diego, and the University of California, Oakland, California, have been assigned a patent (8,828,980) developed by seven co-inventors for the "controlled release corticosteroid compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders." The co-inventors are Jay Lichter, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Fabrice Piu, San Diego, Qiang Ye, San Diego, Luis A. Dellamary, San Marcos, California, Carl Lebel, Malibu, California, Andrew M. Trammel, Olathe, Kansas, and Jeffrey P. Harris, La Jolla, California.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2011 (13/190,330). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,980.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,980&RS=PN/88,28,980 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Max Out Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Max Out Golf, Sherman Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,842) developed by Mitchell Clark Voges, Simi Valley, California, and Daniel Patrick Hollister, Santa Clarita, California, for "systems and methods for fitting golf equipment." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2003 (10/722,580). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,842.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,842&RS=PN/8,827,842 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TP Solar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- TP Solar, Paramount, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,776) developed by Richard W. Parks, Port Angeles, Washington, Luis Alejandro Rey Garcia, Long Beach, California, and Peter G. Ragay, Anaheim, California, for "diffusion furnaces employing ultra low mass transport systems and methods of wafer rapid diffusion processing." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/540,482). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,776.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,776&RS=PN/88,28,776 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Banpil Photonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Banpil Photonics, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,337) developed by Achyut Kumar Dutta, Sunnyvale, California, for "photovoltaic cells based on nano or micro-scale structures." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2012 (13/647,192). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,29,337.PN.&OS=PN/88,29,337&RS=PN/88,29,337 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Structured Large Object (LOB) Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,832,081) developed by five co-inventors for a "structured large object (LOB) data." The co-inventors are Kyle J. Charlet, Morgan Hill, California, Nathan D. Church, San Jose, California, Kevin D. Hite, San Jose, California, Christopher M. Holtz, San Jose, California, and Richard V. Tran, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on April 11, 2012 (13/444,698). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,081.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,081&RS=PN/8,832,081 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fitbit Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Fitbit, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,827,906) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems and devices for measuring fingertip heart rate." The co-inventors are Shelten Yuen, Berkeley, California, Subramaniam Venkatraman, San Francisco, Eric Van Albert, San Francisco, and James Park, Berkeley, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2014 (14/156,381). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,906.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,906&RS=PN/8,827,906 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aerospace Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Aerospace, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,334) developed by Siegfried W. Janson, Redondo Beach, California, for a "thermo-photovoltaic power generator for efficiently converting thermal energy into electric energy." The patent application was filed on Dec. 25, 2010 (12/978,556). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,29,334.PN.&OS=PN/88,29,334&RS=PN/88,29,334 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Southern California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,828,378) developed by Erlinda M. Gordon, Glendale, California, and Frederick L. Hall, Glendale, California, for "targeted vectors for cancer immunotherapy." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2010 (12/724,317). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,378.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,378&RS=PN/8,828,378 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ormco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Ormco, Orange, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,705) developed by G. John Schoeffel, Dana Point, California, for an "apparatus for evacuation of root canal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2011 (13/274,336). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,705.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,705&RS=PN/8,827,705 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,828,950) developed by Ozlem Equils, Sherman Oaks, California, Calvin Hobel, Palos Verdes Estates, California, and Charles F. Simmons, Los Angeles, for "caspase inhibitors in the treatment of infection-associated preterm delivery." The patent application was filed on May 1, 2008 (12/598,259). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,950.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,950&RS=PN/88,28,950 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Callaway Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Callaway Golf, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,835) developed by Sean G. Griffin, Carlsbad, California, and Philip G. Foster, Vista, California, for a "golf club head with slots." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2013 (13/850,415). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,835.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,835&RS=PN/8,827,835 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Trellis Bioscience Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Trellis Bioscience, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,388) developed by seven co-inventors for "antibodies immunoreactive with heregulin-coupled HER3." The co-inventors are Bruce Keyt, Hillsborough, California, Lawrence M. Kauvar, San Francisco, Ellen J. Collarini, Oakland, California, Orit Foord, Foster City, California, Gizette Sperinde, El Granada, California, Marjan Fatholahi, Mountain View, California, and Hung Nguyen, American Canyon, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2013 (13/744,299). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,388.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,388&RS=PN/8,828,388 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sadra Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Sadra Medical, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,078) developed by Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, California, Daniel Hildebrand, Menlo Park, California, and Tom Saul, El Granada, California, for "methods and apparatus for endovascular heart valve replacement comprising tissue grasping elements." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2005 (11/232,441). 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=8,828,078.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,078&RS=PN/8,828,078 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Spansion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,837) developed by seven co-inventors for a "metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device and method of formation thereof." The co-inventors are Steven Avanzino, Cupertino, California, Tzu-Ning Fang, Palo Alto, California, Swaroop Kaza, Sunnyvale, California, Dongxiang Liao, Sunnyvale, California, Wai Lo, Palo Alto, California, Christie Marrian, San Jose, California, and Sameer Haddad, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on April 19, 2013 (13/866,898). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,837.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,837&RS=PN/88,28,837 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Providence Medical Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Providence Medical Technology, Lafayette, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,062) developed by 10 co-inventors for "vertebral joint implants and delivery tools." The co-inventors are Bruce M. McCormack, San Francisco, Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, California, Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, California, Edward Liou, Mountain View, California, Edward Fletcher Eyster, St. Helena, California, Jonathan Carver, Millbrae, California, Joshua Druker, Redwood City, California, Martin Leugers, San Francisco, Kurin Tu, San Mateo, California, and Peter Lombrozo, Scotts Valley, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,577). 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=8,828,062.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,062&RS=PN/8,828,062 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Livermore National Security, Sandia National Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, and Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, have been assigned a patent (8,827,714) developed by four co-inventors for "web-based emergency response exercise management systems and methods thereof." The co-inventors are John W. Goforth, San Francisco, Michael B. Mercer, Manteca, California, Zach Heath, Livermore, California, and Lynn I. Yang, Oakland, California.

The patent application was filed on June 22, 2009 (12/488,806). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,714.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,714&RS=PN/8,827,714 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Anadys Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,168) developed by Gregory J. Haley, San Diego, for a "method of preparing deoxyribofuranose compounds." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (13/129,730). 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=88,29,168.PN.&OS=PN/88,29,168&RS=PN/88,29,168 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,934) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for determining information of extrema during expansion and contraction cycles of an object." The co-inventors are Prashant Chopra, Sunnyvale, California, Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Sunnyvale, California, Vincent Duindam, Mountain View, California, and Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Mountain View, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2011 (13/297,066). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,934.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,934&RS=PN/8,827,934 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent for Method of Particle Contaminant Removal ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,145) developed by five co-inventors for a "method of particle contaminant removal." The co-inventors are Yizhak Sabba, Castro Valley, California, Seokmin Yun, Pleasanton, California, Mark Kawaguchi, Sunnyvale, California, Mark Wilcoxson, Oakland, California, and Dragan Podlesnik, Palo Alto, California.

The patent application was filed on March 10, 2009 (12/401,590). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,145.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,145&RS=PN/8,828,145 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pharmaco-Kinesis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Pharmaco-Kinesis, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,827,986) developed by seven co-inventors for a "remotely activated piezoelectric pump for delivery of biological agents to the intervertebral disc and spine." The co-inventors are Yehoshua Shachar, Santa Monica, California, Thomas C. Chen, La Canada, California, Leslie Farkas, Ojai, California, Brett Jordan, Los Angeles, Kyle Zimmerman, Los Angeles, Herwin Chan, Los Angeles, and Winston Wu, Alhambra, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,785). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,986.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,986&RS=PN/8,827,986 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Allergan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Allergan, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,973) developed by Phong X. Nguyen, Placentia, California, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Fountain Valley, California, and John R. Cappiello, Irvine, California, for "compounds as receptor modulators with therapeutic utility." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2014 (14/218,815). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,973.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,973&RS=PN/88,28,973 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WD Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- WD Media, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,482) developed by six co-inventors for "electroless coated disks for high temperature applications and methods of making the same." The co-inventors are Alan J. Ruffini, Lebanon, New Jersey, Lindsey A. Hamilton, San Jose, California, Dorothea Buechel-Rimmel, San Jose, California, Jean M. Laplante, Oriskany, New York, Ambrose Schaffer, Canajoharie, New York, and Frederick K. Lowes, Vernon Center, New York.

The patent application was filed on March 4, 2013 (13/783,660). 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=8,828,482.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,482&RS=PN/8,828,482 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,990) developed by four co-inventors for "N-7 substituted purine and pyrazolopyrimine compounds, compositions and methods of use." The co-inventors are Zhonghua Pei, Burlingame, California, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Piedmont, California, Wendy Lee, San Ramon, California, and Kirk D. Robarge, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2010 (12/943,225). 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=88,28,990.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,990&RS=PN/88,28,990 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Detecting Laser Scanner Usage and Adjusting Application Behavior ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,157) developed by Marcus Alexander Foster, West Malling, United Kingdom, Chandrasekhar Thota, Saratoga, California, and David Singleton, London, for "detecting laser scanner usage and adjusting application behavior." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2013 (13/921,961). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,157.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,157&RS=PN/8,827,157 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Human Matrix Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Human Matrix Sciences, Visalia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,927) developed by Thomas Mitts, Visalia, California, and Felipe Jimenez, Rialto, California, for "elastin digest compositions and methods utilizing same." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2013 (13/914,615). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,927.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,927&RS=PN/88,28,927 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rambus Delaware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Rambus Delaware, Brecksville, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,827,531) developed by six co-inventors for a lighting assembly. The co-inventors are Brian E. Richardson, San Jose, California, Timothy A. McCollum, Avon Lake, Ohio, Fumitomo Hide, San Jose, California, Alexey Titov, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, Ian Hardcastle, Sunnyvale, California, and Pete E. Pappanastos, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2012 (13/468,399). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,531.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,531&RS=PN/8,827,531 Written by Kusum Sangma, edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Visa USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Visa USA, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,827,156) developed by Ayman Hammad, Pleasanton, California, and Phil Dixon, San Diego, for a mobile payment device.

The patent application was filed on July 10, 2013 (13/938,951). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,156.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,156&RS=PN/8,827,156 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amgen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, and U3 Pharma, Martinsried, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,828,382) developed by six co-inventors for "heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor binding proteins." The co-inventors are Mike Rothe, Krailling, Germany, Norbert Prenzel, Krailling, Germany, Eric Borges, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria, Thore Hettmann, Munich, Esther Zwick-Wallasch, Gauting, Germany, and Orit Foord, Foster City, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/680,191). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,382.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,382&RS=PN/8,828,382 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Livemore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lawrence Livemore National Security, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,262) developed by Joseph Arthur Menapace, Livermore, California, and Paul Richard Ehrmann, Hughson, California, for a "method and system for polishing materials using a nonaqueous magnetorheological fluid." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/986,906). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,262.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,262&RS=PN/8,828,262 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bridgelux Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Bridgelux, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,487) developed by Todd Farmer, Livermore, California, for "gradient optics for controllable light distribution for LED light sources." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2011 (13/191,117). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,487.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,487&RS=PN/8,827,487 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,414) developed by Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, California, and Achim Pantfoerder, Cupertino, California, for an "integrated proximity sensor and light sensor." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2013 (14/010,244). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,29,414.PN.&OS=PN/88,29,414&RS=PN/88,29,414 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,436) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and compositions for treating tissue using silk proteins." The co-inventors are Syed Hossainy, Hayward, California, Michael Ngo, San Jose, California, Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, California, John Stankus, Campbell, California, and Gene Michal, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on May 6, 2013 (13/888,143). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,436.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,436&RS=PN/8,828,436 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Nanostructures Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Applied Nanostructures, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,243) developed by Rakesh Poddar, Santa Clara, California, and Ami Chand, Fremont, California, for a "scanning probe having integrated silicon tip with cantilever." The patent application was filed on Sept. 2, 2010 (12/874,879). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,243.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,243&RS=PN/8,828,243 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Emcore Assigned Patent for Wavelength Locking ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Emcore, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been assigned a patent (8,831,054) developed by two co-inventors for a "wavelength locking of a laser device." The co-inventors are Kerry Vahala, Pasadena, California, and Henry A. Blauvelt, San Marino, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2013 (13/735,418). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831054.PN.&OS=PN/8831054&RS=PN/8831054 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Teledyne Scientific & Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Thousand Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,826,514) developed by four co-inventors for "microfabricated inductors with through-wafer vias." The co-inventors are Alexandros Papavasiliou, Thousand Oaks, California, Jeffrey F. DeNatale, Thousand Oaks, California, Philip A. Stupar, Oxnard, California, and Robert L. Borwick III, Thousand Oaks, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2011 (13/027,150). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,826,514.PN.&OS=PN/8,826,514&RS=PN/8,826,514 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lund Motions Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lund Motions Products, Tustin, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,294) developed by Horst Leitner, Laguna Beach, California, and Anthony Smith, Costa Mesa, California, for a retractable vehicle step.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/286,133). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,294.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,294&RS=PN/8,827,294 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Cold Chamber Die Casting with Melt Crucible Under Vacuum Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,826,968) developed by seven co-inventors for a "cold chamber die casting with melt crucible under vacuum environment." The co-inventors are Theodore A. Waniuk, Lake Forest, California, Joseph Stevick, North Tustin, California, Sean O'Keeffe, San Francisco, Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, Matthew S. Scott, Campbell, California, and Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2012 (13/628,267). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,826,968.PN.&OS=PN/8,826,968&RS=PN/8,826,968 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,716) developed by John Frederick Regan, San Mateo, California, for "disposable and removable nucleic acid extraction and purification cartridges for automated flow-through systems." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2008 (12/038,981). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,716.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,716&RS=PN/8,828,716 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Low Temperature BEOL Compatible Diode ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,830,725) developed by five co-inventors for the "low temperature BEOL compatible diode having high voltage margins for use in large arrays of electronic components." The co-inventors are Donald S. Bethune, San Jose, California, Kailash Gopalakrishnan, San Jose, California, Andrew J. Kellock, Sunnyvale, California, Rohit S. Shenoy, Fremont, California, and Kumar R. Virwani, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2011 (13/209,569). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,30,725.PN.&OS=PN/88,30,725&RS=PN/88,30,725 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** PKL Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- PKL, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,828,136) developed by Edward K. Rice, Los Angeles, Grant M. Kao, Rowland Heights, California, and Eric P. Bescher, Los Angeles, for "fast setting low permeability cement and concrete." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2014 (14/224,739). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,136.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,136&RS=PN/8,828,136 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Performance of Concurrent Data Inserting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,832,036) developed by Xi Ming Xu, Beijing, and James Zu-Chia Teng, San Jose, California, for the "performance of concurrent data inserting." The patent application was filed on June 7, 2011 (13/154,628). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,036.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,036&RS=PN/8,832,036 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Naidu Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Naidu, Pomona, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,698) developed by A. Satyanarayan Naidu, Diamond Bar, California, for "immobilized angiogenin mixtures and uses thereof." The patent application was filed on April 12, 2007 (11/734,711). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,698.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,698&RS=PN/88,28,698 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Immunex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Immunex, Thousand Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,947) developed by Wayne Richard Gombotz, Kenmore, Washington, and Richard Louis Remmele Jr., Mountain View, California, for polypeptide formulation.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,496). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,947.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,947&RS=PN/88,28,947 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hunter Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Hunter Industries, San Marcos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,512) developed by Joshua Z. Beadle, San Diego, for a "pathway light fixture with releasably sealed lamp enclosure." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,688). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,512.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,512&RS=PN/8,827,512 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Life Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Life Technologies, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,700) developed by Jun Lee, San Diego, Robert Potter, San Marcos, California, and David Mandelman, Carlsbad, California, for SSB-polymerase fusion proteins.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2008 (12/326,048). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,700.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,700&RS=PN/88,28,700 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lingua Franca Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lingua Franca Enterprises, Santa Barbara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,772) developed by S. Nicholas Worthington, Santa Barbara, California, for a razor sharpening system.

The patent application was filed on March 6, 2012 (13/413,582). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,772.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,772&RS=PN/8,827,772 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,826,855) developed by Michael C. Kellogg, Oakland, California, Alexei Marakhtanov, Albany, California, and Rajinder Dhindsa, San Jose, California, for a "C-shaped confinement ring for a plasma processing chamber." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/828,065). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,826,855.PN.&OS=PN/8,826,855&RS=PN/8,826,855 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AMO Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- AMO Development, Santa Ana, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,449) developed by Guang-ming Dai, Fremont, California, for the "induced high order aberrations corresponding to geometrical transformations." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2013 (13/889,497). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,449.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,449&RS=PN/8,827,449 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** PolyPlus Battery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- PolyPlus Battery, Berkeley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,574) developed by six co-inventors for "electrolyte compositions for aqueous electrolyte lithium sulfur batteries." The co-inventors are Steven J. Visco, Berkeley, California, Yevgeniy S. Nimon, Danville, California, Bruce D. Katz, Moraga, California, Lutgard C. De Jonghe, Lafayette, California, Nikolay Goncharenko, Walnut Creek, California, and Valentina Loginova, Walnut Creek, California.

The patent application was filed on May 18, 2012 (13/475,324). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,574.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,574&RS=PN/8,828,574 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,553) developed by Jivan K. Khosla, Cupertino, California, for "dual anodization surface treatment." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2013 (13/766,410). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,553.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,553&RS=PN/8,828,553 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,305) developed by five co-inventors for "tube expansion processes for semicrystalline polymers to maximize fracture toughness." The co-inventors are Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, California, James P. Oberhauser, Saratoga, California, Thierry Glauser, Redwood City, California, David K. Wrolstad, Yucaipa, California, and Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/631,061). 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=8,828,305.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,305&RS=PN/8,828,305 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Teradata U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Teradata U.S., Dayton, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,832,157) developed by Ambuj Shatdal, Ukiah, California, Yu Xu, San Diego, and Todd Walter, Mississauga, Canada, for a "system, method, and computer-readable medium that facilitates efficient processing of distinct counts on several columns in a parallel processing system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2010 (12/983,137). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,157.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,157&RS=PN/8,832,157 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Vical, University of Washington Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Vical, San Diego, and the University of Washington, Seattle, have been assigned a patent (8,828,408) developed by four co-inventors for "compositions and methods for vaccinating against HSV-2." The co-inventors are Adrian Vilalta, San Diego, Michal Margalith, Solana Beach, California, Lichun Dong, Seattle, and David M. Koelle, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/843,176). 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=8,828,408.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,408&RS=PN/8,828,408 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pfizer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Pfizer, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,828,401) developed by eight co-inventors for "cytotoxic peptides and antibody drug conjugates thereof." The co-inventors are Matthew David Doroski, Mystic, Connecticut, Andreas Maderna, Stony Point, New York, Christopher John O'Donnell, Mystic, Connecticut, Chakrapani Subramanyam, South Glastonbury, Connecticut, Beth Vetelino, North Stonington, Connecticut, Russell George Dushin, Old Lyme, Connecticut, Pavel Strop, San Mateo, California, and Edmund Idris Graziani, Chestnut Ridge, New York.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2012 (13/670,612). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,401.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,401&RS=PN/8,828,401 Written by Kusum Sangma, edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,383) developed by Adah Almutairi, La Jolla, California, Nadezda Fomina, San Diego, and Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, San Diego, for "nanocarriers with multi-photon response elements." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2010 (13/496,486). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,383.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,383&RS=PN/8,828,383 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** OtisMed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- OtisMed, Alameda, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,011) developed by Ilwhan Park, Walnut Creek, California, and Charlie W. Chi, San Francisco, for "arthroplasty devices and related methods." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2012 (13/730,467). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,011.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,011&RS=PN/8,828,011 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Access Scientific Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Access Scientific, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,827,958) developed by Steven F. Bierman, Del Mar, California, and Richard A. Pluth, San Diego, for an "access device with valve." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2010 (13/319,998). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,958.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,958&RS=PN/8,827,958 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intermolecular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Intermolecular, San Jose, California, and Elpida Memory, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,828,836) developed by Karthik Ramani, Santa Clara, California, Hiroyuki Ode, Hiroshima, Japan, and Sandra Malhotra, San Jose, California, for a "method for fabricating a DRAM capacitor." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2011 (13/153,626). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,836.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,836&RS=PN/88,28,836 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent for Redox Polymers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,204) developed by Fei Mao, Fremont, California, and Adam Heller, Austin, Texas, for redox polymers.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2011 (13/215,007). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,204.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,204&RS=PN/8,828,204 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Enterprise Evidence Repository ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,832,148) developed by Roman Kisin, San Jose, California, and Pierre Raynaud-Richard, Redwood City, California, for the enterprise evidence repository.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,471). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,148.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,148&RS=PN/8,832,148 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Superior Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Superior Communications, Irwindale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,513) developed by George Chen, Chatsworth, California, and Samuel Sentosa, Chino, California, for a "proximity touch sensor cable with a light emitting diode." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2012 (13/658,734). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,513.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,513&RS=PN/8,827,513 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TP Solar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- TP Solar, Paramount, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,396) developed by Luis Alejandro Rey Garcia, Long Beach, California, Richard W. Parks, Port Angeles, Washington, and Peter G. Ragay, Anaheim, California, for "finger drives for IR wafer processing equipment conveyors and lateral differential temperature profile methods." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2011 (13/303,949). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,29,396.PN.&OS=PN/88,29,396&RS=PN/88,29,396 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,866) developed by Guodan Wei, San Jose, California, and Paul F. Ma, Santa Clara, California, for "methods for depositing a tantalum silicon nitride film." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2013 (13/927,460). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,866.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,866&RS=PN/88,28,866 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent for Use of Carbonates for Biological and Chemical Synthesis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, has been assigned a patent (8,828,706) developed by Gregory Hudson Rau, Castro Valley, California, for the "use of carbonates for biological and chemical synthesis." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2013 (13/797,434). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,706.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,706&RS=PN/88,28,706 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** aTyr Pharma Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- aTyr Pharma, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,828,395) developed by five co-inventors for "antibodies that bind tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases." The co-inventors are Jeffry Dean Watkins, Encinitas, California, Alain P. Vasserot, Carlsbad, California, Rajesh Belani, San Diego, Leslie Ann Greene, San Diego, and Ryan Andrew Adams, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 16, 2011 (13/162,559). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,395.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,395&RS=PN/8,828,395 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aardvark Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Aardvark Medical, Ross, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,945) developed by six co-inventors for the "irrigation and aspiration devices and methods." The co-inventors are Peter Christensen Baker, Ross, California, Clinton N. Slone, San Francisco, Michael J. Strasser, San Francisco, James M. Lovette, Half Moon Bay, California, Thomas King, San Francisco, and Richard Treadwell, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2009 (12/387,018). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,945.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,945&RS=PN/8,827,945 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,989) developed by Gunter D. Niemeyer, Mountain View, California, for "friction compensation in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2013 (13/917,960). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,989.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,989&RS=PN/8,827,989 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Maury Microwave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Maury Microwave, Ontario, California, has been assigned a patent (8,827,743) developed by Marc A. Maury, Pomona, California, for RF coaxial connectors.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2013 (13/945,685). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,743.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,743&RS=PN/8,827,743 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ethicon Endo-Surgery Assigned Patent for Methods and Devices for Reducing Hollow Organ Volume ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,828,025) developed by Denise Marie Demar 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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