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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 12)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Advanced Analogic Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,873) developed by Kevin D'Angelo, Santa Clara, California, for a "step down current mirror for DC/DC boost converters." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,115). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,873.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,873&RS=PN/8,829,873 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Maxim Integrated Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,879) developed by Paul Walker Latham II, Lee, New Hampshire, Mansur Kiadeh, Cupertino, California, and Stewart Gall Kenly, Epping, New Hampshire, for "inductor current measurement for DC to DC converters." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2012 (13/447,742). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,879.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,879&RS=PN/8,829,879 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ResMed Motor Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- ResMed Motor Technologies, Chatsworth, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,756) developed by Hiroshi Suzuki, Canyon Country, California, and Peter Jeffrey Thomas, Sylmar, California, for "coil winding methods and structures for a slotless stator in a motor." The patent application was filed on Jan. 2, 2013 (13/732,493). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,756.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,756&RS=PN/8,829,756 Written by Deviprasad Jena; 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 (8,829,789) developed by eight co-inventors for the "organic optoelectronic device electrodes with nanotubes." The co-inventors are Daihua Zhang, Palo Alto, California, Koungmin Ryu, Los Angeles, Xiaolei Liu, Los Angeles, Evgueni Polikarpov, Los Angeles, James Ly, Los Angeles, Mark E. Thompson, Anaheim, California, Chongwu Zhou, Rowland Heights, California, and Cody Schlenker, Los Angeles. The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2012 (13/657,354). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,789.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,789&RS=PN/8,829,789 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Software A.G. USA Assigned Patent for Off-Heap Direct-Memory Data Store ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Software A.G. USA, Reston, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,832,674) developed by three co-inventors for an "off-heap direct-memory data store." The co-inventors are Steven T. Harris, San Francisco, Saravanan Subbiah, San Mateo, California, and Christopher Dennis, Martinsburg, West Virginia. The patent was filed on Jan. 20, 2012 (13/354,892). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8832674&OS=8832674&RS=8832674 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Package Including Substrate and Interposer ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,655) developed by Sam Ziqun Zhao, Irvine, California, and Rezaur Rahman Khan, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, for a "semiconductor package including a substrate and an interposer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2013 (14/079,356). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,655.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,655&RS=PN/8,829,655 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Active Spectrum Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Active Spectrum, Foster City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,904) developed by James R. White, San Mateo, California, and Christopher John White, Palo Alto, California, for a "method of and apparatus for in-situ measurement of degradation of automotive fluids and the like by micro-electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,925). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,904.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,904&RS=PN/8,829,904 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Invensas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Invensas, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,683) developed by Valentin Kosenko, Mountain View, California, and Sergey Savastiouk, Saratoga, California, for "structures with through vias passing through a substrate comprising a planar insulating layer between semiconductor layers." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2013 (13/852,322). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,683.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,683&RS=PN/8,829,683 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,875) developed by Andrew John Morrish, Saratoga, California, for a "controller compensation for frequency jitter." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/725,094). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,875.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,875&RS=PN/8,829,875 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Verisign Assigned Patent for Malware Detection and Scanning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Verisign, Reston, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,832,836) developed by six co-inventors for systems and methods "for malware detection and scanning." The co-inventors are Trevor Tonn, Sunnyvale, California, Michael LaPilla, Washington, Gregory Sinclair, Concord, North Carolina, Ralph Thomas, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Blake Hartstein, Leesburg, Virginia, and Matthew Cote, Leesburg, Virginia. The patent was filed on Dec. 30, 2010 (12/982,508). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8832836&OS=8832836&RS=8832836 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Volterra Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Volterra Semiconductor, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,866) developed by Patrice Lethellier, Sunnyvale, California, for a "DC to DC converter designed to mitigate problems associated with low duty cycle operation." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2011 (13/325,562). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,866.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,866&RS=PN/8,829,866 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,811) developed by Kedar Godbole, San Jose, California, and Hariom Rai, Milpitas, California, for a "compensation method and circuit for line rejection enhancement." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2008 (12/273,322). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,811.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,811&RS=PN/8,829,811 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Soraa Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Soraa, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,774) developed by Frank Tin Chung Shum, Sunnyvale, California, and Clifford Jue, Santa Cruz, California, for an "illumination source with direct die placement." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2013 (13/959,422). 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=8,829,774.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,774&RS=PN/8,829,774 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Exelis Assigned Patent for Closest Point of Approach Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Exelis, McLean, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,831,906) developed by two co-inventors for a technique "for determining closest point of approach." The co-inventors are Gregory Medlin, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Yair Alon, Thousand Oaks, California. The patent was filed on April 8, 2011 (13/083,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8831906&OS=8831906&RS=8831906 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Power Integrations Assigned Patent for Enhanced Active Preload for High Performance LED Driver with Extended Dimming ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,819) developed by four co-inventors for an "enhanced active preload for high performance LED driver with extended dimming." The co-inventors are Christian P. Angeles, San Jose, California, Marvin C. Espino, San Jose, California, Jose R. Del Carmen Jr., San Jose, California, and Chunming Guo, Shenzhen, China. The patent application was filed on May 7, 2013 (13/889,193). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,819.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,819&RS=PN/8,829,819 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Broadcom, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,656) developed by Sam Ziqun Zhao, Irvine, California, and Rezaur Rahman Khan, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, for a "semiconductor package including interposer with through-semiconductor vias." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2013 (14/079,571). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,656.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,656&RS=PN/8,829,656 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tessera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Tessera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,680) developed by Cyprian Emeka Uzoh, San Jose, California, Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, California, and Craig Mitchell, San Jose, California, for "reliable packaging and interconnect structures." The patent application was filed on Nov. 25, 2013 (14/089,057). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,680.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,680&RS=PN/8,829,680 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Invensas Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Die Having Fine Pitch Electrical Interconnects ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Invensas, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,677) developed by four co-inventors for a "semiconductor die having fine pitch electrical interconnects." The co-inventors are Keith Lake Barrie, Santa Cruz, California, Suzette K. Pangrie, Cupertino, California, Grant Villavicencio, Scotts Valley, California, and Jeffrey S. Leal, Scotts Valley, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/243,877). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,677.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,677&RS=PN/8,829,677 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Unwired Planet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Unwired Planet, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,831,624) developed by Anand Chandrasekaran, San Jose, California, for a "[b]ack-channeled packeted data." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2010 (12/914,838). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831624.PN.&OS=PN/8831624&RS=PN/8831624 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** All Power Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- All Power Labs, Berkeley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,829,695) developed by five co-inventors for a compact gasifier-genset architecture. The co-inventors are James Mason, Berkeley, California, Bear Kaufmann, Berkeley, California, Nicholas Bindbeutel, Berkeley, California, Julia Hasty, Berkeley, California, and Ariel Fisk-Vittori, Berkeley, California. The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/833,918). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,695.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,695&RS=PN/8,829,695 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Northrop Grumman Systems Assigned Patent for Multi-Channel Fiber Laser Amplifier ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 11 -- Northrop Grumman Systems, Falls Church, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,830,566) developed by two co-inventors for a "multi-channel fiber laser amplifier system." The co-inventors are Joshua Elliott Rothenberg, Los Angeles, and Eric Chiu Tat Cheung, Torrance, California. The patent was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/459,885). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8830566&OS=8830566&RS=8830566 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Air Products & Chemicals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Air Products & Chemicals, Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,828,505) developed by five co-inventors for "plasma enhanced cyclic chemical vapor deposition of silicon-containing films." The co-inventors are Hareesh Thridandam, Carlsbad, California, Manchao Xiao, San Diego, Xinjian Lei, Vista, California, Thomas Richard Gaffney, Carlsbad, California, and Eugene Joseph Karwacki Jr., Orefield, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2012 (13/405,453). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,828,505.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,505&RS=PN/8,828,505 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** TVWorks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- TVWorks, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,832,754) developed by Matthew Thompson, Emerald Hills, California, and Mark Vickers, Belmont, California, for a "system and method for providing synchronized events to a television application." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2003 (10/430,522). 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=8,832,754.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,754&RS=PN/8,832,754 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Managing ENUM Records ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,831,201) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for managing ENUM records." The co-inventors are Bernard Ku, Austin, Texas, James Forsyth, Royal Oak, Michigan, Douglas Lin, Dallas, John Richardson, Cedar Park, Texas, and Armstrong Soo, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2006 (11/463,638). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,831,201.PN.&OS=PN/8,831,201&RS=PN/8,831,201 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Orthodontic Appliance with Low Profile Clip ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,827,698) developed by Ming-Lai Lai, Arcadia, California, Ralf Schlimper, Melle, Germany, and Sunghan Kim, Montebello, California, for an "orthodontic appliance with low profile clip." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2010 (13/498,408). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,698.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,698&RS=PN/8,827,698 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** TomTom North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- TomTom North America, Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (8,825,357) developed by Tom Van de Velde, San Ramon, California, for a "navigation device and method." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2009 (13/318,838). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825357.PN.&OS=PN/8825357&RS=PN/8825357 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Full-duplex Asynchronous Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8832339) developed by Richard William Mincher, Cupertino, California, for "[f]ull-duplex asynchronous communications using synchronous interfaces." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/802,147). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8832339.PN.&OS=PN/8832339&RS=PN/8832339 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** MRI Interventions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- MRI Interventions, Memphis, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8825133) developed by seven co-inventors for "MRI-guided catheters." The co-inventors are Kamal Vij, Chandler, Arizona, Parag V. Daniele Ghidoli, Laguna Hills, California, Peter Piferi, Orange, California, Jesse Flores, Perris, California, Karmarkar, Columbia, Maryland, Rajesh Pandey, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Kimble L. Jenkins, Memphis, Tennessee. The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2013 (13/749,351). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825133.PN.&OS=PN/8825133&RS=PN/8825133 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods to Redirect Incoming Contacts ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,831,184) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods to redirect incoming contacts." The co-inventors are James Fan, San Ramon, California, Jennifer K. Lam, Fremont, California, Deva-Datta Sharma, San Ramon, California, and Eric Towell, Mukwonago, Wisconsin. The patent application was filed on April 15, 2013 (13/863,040). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,831,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,831,184&RS=PN/8,831,184 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Lingual Orthodontic Appliance with Removable Section ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,827,697) developed by four co-inventors for a "lingual orthodontic appliance with removable section." The co-inventors are David K. Cinader Jr., Walnut, California, Philip P. Soo, Sierra Madre, California, James D. Cleary, Glendora, California, and Oliver L. Puttler, La Crescenta, California. The patent application was filed on March 25, 2009 (12/936,399). 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=8,827,697.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,697&RS=PN/8,827,697 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Unisys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Unisys, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,832,715) developed by Mary Alice Wuerz, Mission Viejo, California, for "limiting execution of event-responses with use of policies." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2012 (13/433,719). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,715.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,715&RS=PN/8,832,715 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Radio Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Radio Systems, Knoxville, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8823513) developed by five co-inventors for systems and methods "to track movement of animals." The co-inventors are Brent Goetzl, Orinda, California, Chris Morgan, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jason Edwards, Knoxville, Tennessee, Aaron Russell, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Jimmy Jameson, Seymour, Tennessee. The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2011 (13/206,217). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823513.PN.&OS=PN/8823513&RS=PN/8823513 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Answer Determination for Natural Language Questioning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,832,064) developed by Svetlana Stenchikova, Lake Grove, New York, Gokhan Tur, Castro Valley, California, and Dilek Hakkani Tur, Castro Valley, California, for "answer determination for natural language questioning." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2005 (11/319,188). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,064.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,064&RS=PN/8,832,064 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Imperception Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Imperception, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,831,722) developed by Charles Swerdlow, Los Angeles, for a shock timing technology. The patent application was filed on April 3, 2012 (13/438,604). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,831,722.PN.&OS=PN/8,831,722&RS=PN/8,831,722 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GTAT Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- GTAT Corp., Merrimack, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (8,822,260) developed by Christopher J. Petti, Mountain View, California, for an "asymmetric surface texturing for use in a photovoltaic cell and method of making." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2013 (13/785,066). 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=8822260.PN.&OS=PN/8822260&RS=PN/8822260 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Carnegie Mellon University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,832,778) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and apparatuses for user-verifiable trusted path in the presence of malware." The co-inventors are Jonathan M. McCune, Pittsburgh, Adrian M. Perrig, Pittsburgh, Anupam Datta, Pittsburgh, Virgil D. Gligor, Pittsburgh, and Ning Qu, San Jose, California. The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (13/389,212). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,778.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,778&RS=PN/8,832,778 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Venetec International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Venetec International, Covington, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,827,959) developed by Clifford A. Wright, San Diego, Robert F. Eisele, Carlsbad, California, and Thomas R. Jackson, La Jolla, California, for a "securement device for catheters." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2008 (12/532,133). 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=8,827,959.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,959&RS=PN/8,827,959 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Henge Docks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Henge Docks, Arlington, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,821,193) developed by Matthew Leigh Vroom, San Francisco, for a "docking station for an electronic device having improved connector interface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2012 (13/633,089). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8821193.PN.&OS=PN/8821193&RS=PN/8821193 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Xerox, Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, and Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, have been assigned a patent (8,832,546) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for automatically filling in paper forms with electronic data." The co-inventors are James M.A. Begole, Los Altos, California, Maurice K. Chu, Burlingame, California, Kurt E. Partridge, Palo Alto, California, Robert T. Krivacic, San Jose, California, and Mary C. McCorkindale, Fairport, New York. The patent application was filed on March 3, 2011 (13/040,178). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,32,546.PN.&OS=PN/88,32,546&RS=PN/88,32,546 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Digital Content Synchronization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8832319) developed by 10 co-inventors for "[s]ynchronization of digital content." The co-inventors are John Lattyak, Los Gatos, California, Howard Wolfish, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Guy A. Story Jr., New York, Amit D. Agarwal, Mercer Island, Washington, Beryl Tomay, Newcastle, Washington, Steven Kessel, Seattle, Ian W. Freed, Seattle, Nanyan Nicholls, Seattle, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Seattle, and James C. Slezak, Seattle. The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2008 (12/273,473). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8832319.PN.&OS=PN/8832319&RS=PN/8832319 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Biasing Mechanism for Balloon Catheter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,827,952) developed by four co-inventors for "biasing mechanism for a balloon catheter." The co-inventors are Raj Subramaniam, Fremont, California, Zaya Tun, Livermore, California, Desmond Cheung, San Jose, California, and Robert Quintos, Newark, California. The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2011 (13/312,725). 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=8,827,952.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,952&RS=PN/8,827,952 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,827,910) developed by five co-inventors for a "magnetically guided catheter with flexible tip." The co-inventors are Alan de la Rama, Cerritos, California, Carlo Pappone, Lecco, Italy, Peter Cheng Chen, Irvine, California, Cary Hata, Irvine, California, and Jared A. Shimizu, Irvine, California. The patent application was filed on July 3, 2008 (12/667,338). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,910.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,910&RS=PN/8,827,910 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus to Adjust Resource Allocation in Distributive Computing Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,832,249) developed by Richard Kuo, Mountain View, California, James Fan, San Ramon, California, and Deva-Datta Sharma, San Ramon, California, for "methods and apparatus to adjust resource allocation in a distributive computing network." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/308,131). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,249.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,249&RS=PN/8,832,249 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cameron Health Assigned Patent for Implantable Cardiac Systems with Baseline Correction in Response to Noise Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Cameron Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,831,711) developed by Paul Freer, Anaheim, California, Rick Sanghera, San Clemente, California, and Venugopal Allavatam, San Clemente, California, for the "implantable cardiac systems with baseline correction in response to noise detection." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2013 (13/909,657). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,831,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,831,711&RS=PN/8,831,711 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** FerroKin Biosciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- FerroKin Biosciences, Wayne, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,829,197) developed by six co-inventors for "salts and polymorphs of desazadesferrithiocin polyether analogues as metal chelation agents." The co-inventors are Amy E. Tapper, Boston, Hugh Y. Rienhoff Jr., San Carlos, California, Stephan D. Parent, West Lafayette, Indiana, Patricia Andres, West Lafayette, Indiana, Jason A. Hanko, West Lafayette, Indiana, and Huamin Zhang, West Lafayette, Indiana. The patent application was filed on March 7, 2011 (13/042,193). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,197.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,197&RS=PN/8,829,197 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Protective Coating Composition ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,829,092) developed by Ara Z. Nercissiantz, El Sereno, California, and Gary M. Silvers, Mission Viejo, California, for a protective coating composition. The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2011 (13/813,266). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,829,092.PN.&OS=PN/8,829,092&RS=PN/8,829,092 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Digi International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Digi International, Minnetonka, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,832,488) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells." The co-inventors are Norman L. Rogers, Miami, Monte J. Dalrymple, Livermore, California, Lynn S. Wood, Davis, California, and Steve J. Hardy, Woodland, California. The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (13/075,030). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,488.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,488&RS=PN/8,832,488 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kspine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Kspine, Minnetonka, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,828,058) developed by Hazem Elsebaie, Giza, Egypt, and Behrooz Akbarnia, La Jolla, California, for a "growth directed vertebral fixation system with distractible connector(s) and apical control." The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2010 (12/873,582). 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=8,828,058.PN.&OS=PN/8,828,058&RS=PN/8,828,058 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Dynamic Internetwork Load Balancing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,830,957) developed by Ezekiel Kruglick, Poway, California, for "dynamic internetwork load balancing." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2010 (12/999,513). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,30,957.PN.&OS=PN/88,30,957&RS=PN/88,30,957 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YP Interactive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- YP Interactive, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,831,965) developed by Steven Lurie, San Francisco, for an "apparatus and method for online advice customer relationship management." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2008 (12/270,460). 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=88,31,965.PN.&OS=PN/88,31,965&RS=PN/88,31,965 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intellectual Ventures I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Ventures I, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,832,849) developed by Gary Stephen Shuster, Fresno, California, for "computer data object modification based on data types in a networked environment." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2012 (13/680,769). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,32,849.PN.&OS=PN/88,32,849&RS=PN/88,32,849 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Domingo Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Domingo Enterprises, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,832,220) developed by Steven L. Petersen, Los Gatos, California, for a "system and method for increasing data availability on a mobile device based on operating mode." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2007 (11/754,757). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,32,220.PN.&OS=PN/88,32,220&RS=PN/88,32,220 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Borgia/Cummins Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Borgia/Cummins, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,832,244) developed by eight co-inventors for an "apparatus for internetworked wireless integrated network sensors (WINS)." The co-inventors are David C. Gelvin, Escondido, California, Lewis D. Girod, Los Angeles, William J. Kaiser, Los Angeles, Fredric Newberg, San Diego, Gregory J. Pottie, Los Angeles, Anton I. Sipos, Los Angeles, Sandeep Vardhan, Walnut, California, and William M. Merrill, Los Angeles. The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2010 (12/710,218). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,32,244.PN.&OS=PN/88,32,244&RS=PN/88,32,244 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Technology International, Eminent Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Technology International, Laplace, Louisiana, and Eminent Technology, Tallahassee, Florida, have been assigned a patent (8,813,438) developed by six co-inventors for a system "for denying soaring and migratory birds access to critical areas of airports and aircrafts." The co-inventors are Jonathan Tyron Hagstrum, Menlo Park, California, Omar Abdallah, Woodland Hills, California, Bruce Thigpen, Tallahassee, Florida, Abdo Husseiny, Laplace, Louisiana, Zeinab A. Sabri, Laplace, Louisiana, and Ajay Mahagan, North Canton, Ohio. The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2010 (12/942,578). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8813438.PN.&OS=PN/8813438&RS=PN/8813438 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Hamilton Sunstrand Assigned Patent for Hose Arrangement for Gas Turbine Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Hamilton Sunstrand, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,826,665) developed by Eric Andrew Nager, El Cajon, California, for the "hose arrangement for a gas turbine engine." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/570,367). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,26,665.PN.&OS=PN/88,26,665&RS=PN/88,26,665 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Osseon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Osseon, Granby, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,827,981) developed by four co-inventors for a "steerable vertebroplasty system with cavity creation element." The co-inventors are Y. King Liu, Petaluma, California, Jan R. Lau, Windsor, California, Judson E. Threlkeld, Camas, Washington, and Michael T. Lyster, Riverwoods, Illinois. The patent application was filed on April 20, 2012 (13/452,784). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,827,981.PN.&OS=PN/8,827,981&RS=PN/8,827,981 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. 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