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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (Sept. 15)
[September 15, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (Sept. 15)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Extensible Private Driver Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,307) developed by nine co-inventors for "[e]xtensible private driver interface." The co-inventors are Narasimha Rao S. Nagampalli, Bellevue, Washington, Noel W. Anderson, Bellevue, Washington, Bernard Aboba, Bellevue, Washington, Jerry E. Peterson, Bellevue, Washington, Alireza Dabagh, Kirkland, Washington, Alok Manchanda, Redmond, Washington, Taroon Mandhana, Redmond, Washington, Sharad Mittal, Redmond, Washington, and Olivier Contant, Redmond, Washington.



The patent application was filed on April 18, 2008 (12/106,255). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826307.PN.&OS=PN/8826307&RS=PN/8826307 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Using Visual Landmarks to Organize Diagrams ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,174) developed by seven co-inventors for "[u]sing visual landmarks to organize diagrams." The co-inventors are Tad D. Price, Auburn, Washington, Scott Roberts, Bothell, Washington, Laurent Mollicone, Kirkland, Washington, Jordan Sehn, Redmond, Washington, David K. Peck, Seattle, Yuri Rychikhin, Seattle, and Stephen M. Danton, Seattle.


The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/163,352). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826174.PN.&OS=PN/8826174&RS=PN/8826174 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Concurix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Concurix, Kirkland, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,254) developed by four co-inventors for "[m]emoizing with read only side effects." The co-inventors are Ying Li, Bellevue, Washington, Michael D. Noakes, Burien, Washington, Alexadner G. Gounares, Kirkland, Washington, and Charles D. Garrett, Woodinville, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/671,825). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826254.PN.&OS=PN/8826254&RS=PN/8826254 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Z-Firm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Z-Firm, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,818,912) developed by three co-inventors for methods and systems "for supporting the production of shipping labels." The co-inventors are Alexander Uslontsev, Seattle, Rafael Zimberoff, Seattle, and Stanislav Tugushev, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,958). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818912.PN.&OS=PN/8818912&RS=PN/8818912 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,321v) developed by Dennis G. Cronin, Redmond, Washington, for "[o]btaining user reactions to video." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2013 (14/073,712). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826321.PN.&OS=PN/8826321&RS=PN/8826321 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Dual-Band Speech Encoding ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,797) developed by three co-inventors for techniques for "[d]ual-band speech encoding." The co-inventors are Alejandro Acero, Bellevue, Washington, James G. Droppo III, Carnation, Washington, and Michael L. Seltzer, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2010 (12/978,197). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818797.PN.&OS=PN/8818797&RS=PN/8818797 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** IMDb.com Assigned Patent for Trust Network Integrating Content Popularity ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- IMDb.com, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,826,386) developed by two co-inventors for "[t]rust network integrating content popularity." The co-inventors are Thomas William Whitcomb, Sherman Oaks, California, and Hilliard Bruce Siegel, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on July 29, 2011 (13/194,679). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826386.PN.&OS=PN/8826386&RS=PN/8826386 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Hidden Representations for Marshaling Through Hosted Scripting Environments ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,306) developed by four co-inventors for "[h]idden representations for marshaling through hosted scripting environments." The co-inventors are Gaurav Seth, Redmond, Washington, Lucas J. Seth, Seattle, Caroline G. Murdoch, Seattle, and Hitesh Kanwathirtha, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2011 (13/227,666). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826306.PN.&OS=PN/8826306&RS=PN/8826306 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Synchronizing Media Files ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,941) developed by two co-inventors for an "[a]rrangement for synchronizing media files with portable devices." The co-inventors are Dennis Kiilerich, Seattle, and Andrew L. Silverman, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2008 (12/031,708). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818941.PN.&OS=PN/8818941&RS=PN/8818941 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Eagle View Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Eagle View Technologies, Bothell, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,770) developed by Chris Pershing, Redmond, Washington, for "[p]itch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2012 (13/438,288). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818770.PN.&OS=PN/8818770&RS=PN/8818770 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Managing Document Publication ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,281) developed by five co-inventors for "[m]anaging document publication using time-driven job scheduling." The co-inventors are Daniel E. Kogan, Issaquah, Washington, Patrick C. Miller, Sammamish, Washington, William J. Griffin, Sammamish, Washington, Paula A. Wing, Sammamish, Washington, and Nathan J. Fink, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2006 (11/594,353). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826281.PN.&OS=PN/8826281&RS=PN/8826281 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** T-Mobile USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,160) developed by 12 co-inventors for "[p]referred contact group centric interface." The co-inventors are Gary Sentman, Furlong, Pennsylvania, Adrian Buzescu, Bellevue, Washington, Karl Warfel, Covington, Washington, Warren McNeel, Issaquah, Washington, Wen-Hsing Chang, Issaquah, Washington, Sally Abolrous, Issaquah, Washington, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Renton, Washington, Michael Thomas Hendrick, Renton, Washington, Andrew Sherrard, Seattle, Richard Paul Turnnidge, Pinner, United Kingdom, Stephen John O'Connor, London, and Mikkel Crone Koser, London.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2009 (12/492,259). 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=8826160.PN.&OS=PN/8826160&RS=PN/8826160 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Per Group Verification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,238) developed by four co-inventors for "[p]er group verification." The co-inventors are Adam Shapiro, Redmond, Washington, Vladimir A. Levin, Redmond, Washington, Jakob F. Lichtenberg, Seattle, and Conal McGarvey, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/357,583). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826238.PN.&OS=PN/8826238&RS=PN/8826238 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Robot and User Interaction Model ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,556) developed by three co-inventors for a "[m]ulti-state model for robot and user interaction." The co-inventors are Russell Irvin Sanchez, Seattle, Malek M. Chalabi, Seattle, and Kordell B. Krauskopf, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/005,839). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818556.PN.&OS=PN/8818556&RS=PN/8818556 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Data Driven Profiling for Distributed Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,242) developed by three co-inventors for "[d]ata driven profiling for distributed applications." The co-inventors are Benjamin Livshits, Redmond, Washington, William G.J. Halfond, Redmond, Washington, and Jeffrey Van Gogh, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2007 (11/945,685). 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=8826242.PN.&OS=PN/8826242&RS=PN/8826242 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Mobile Navigation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,377) developed by three co-inventors for "[m]obile navigation to a moving destination." The co-inventors are David Michael Callaghan, Redmond, Washington, Sergey Karamov, Redmond, Washington, and Sanjib Saha, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2012 (13/656,477). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825377.PN.&OS=PN/8825377&RS=PN/8825377 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Providing Partner Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,589) developed by three co-inventors for "providing partner services within a host application." The co-inventors are Ann-Mari Bensley, Kirkland, Washington, Lesley L. Jacobs, Seattle, and Jason D. Giles, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 10, 2008 (12/136,077). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819589.PN.&OS=PN/8819589&RS=PN/8819589 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Amnis Assigned Patent for Spatial Alignment of Image Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Amnis, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,817,115) developed by Vidya Venkatachalam, Bellevue, Washington, for a "spatial alignment of image data from a multichannel detector using a reference image." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/102,003). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817115.PN.&OS=PN/8817115&RS=PN/8817115 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Properties Calculation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,722) developed by four co-inventors for "[c]alculation of properties of objects/shapes across versions of applications." The co-inventors are Stephanie Lorraine Horn, Bellevue, Washington, Daniel Clay, Newcastle, Washington, Michael Woolf, Seattle, and Matthew Dorbin, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2012 (13/350,118). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825722.PN.&OS=PN/8825722&RS=PN/8825722 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Email Messages Simultaneous Displaying and Viewing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,826,148) developed by six co-inventors for systems, methods and computer program products "for facilitating the simultaneous (e.g., side-by-side or via a "sliding" animation) displaying and viewing of email messages and any attachments to such email messages." The co-inventors are Steve Geffner, Bothell, Washington, Doug Herman, Issaquah, Washington, Gary Caldwell, Redmond, Washington, Jeffrey Kohler, Redmond, Washington, Nino Yuniardi, Seattle, and Tracy Schultz, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on May 5, 2011 (13/101,344). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826148.PN.&OS=PN/8826148&RS=PN/8826148 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Connectivity Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,883) developed by six co-inventors for a "[c]onnectivity platform." The co-inventors are Dmitry A. Anipko, Bellevue, Washington, Benjamin M. Schultz, Kirkland, Washington, Deepak Bansal, Redmond, Washington, Aaron J. Schrader, Redmond, Washington, Rajesh Sundaram, Redmond, Washington, and David G. Thaler, Redmond, Washinghton.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 29, 2008 (12/040,330). 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=8825883.PN.&OS=PN/8825883&RS=PN/8825883 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Viewing Media in Context of Street-Level Images ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,831,380) developed by five co-inventors for a "viewing media in the context of street-level images." The co-inventors are Julian R. Walker, Jersey City, New Jersey, Michael Kroepfl, Bellevue, Washington, Gonzalo A. Ramos, Bellevue, Washington, Eyal Ofek, Redmond, Washington, and Blaise Hilary Aguera y Arcas, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2013 (13/865,596). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831380.PN.&OS=PN/8831380&RS=PN/8831380 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Blackout Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Blackout, Sammamish, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,999) developed by Ahmed Mohamed, Sammamish, Washington, for "[e]xtending encrypting web service." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/239,214). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825999.PN.&OS=PN/8825999&RS=PN/8825999 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Per-application Remote Volume Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,737) developed by three co-inventors for "[p]er-application remote volume control." The co-inventors are Rajneesh Mahajan, Bellevue, Washington, Nelly Porter, Kirkland, Washington, and Vladimir Stoyanov, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/685,922). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825737.PN.&OS=PN/8825737&RS=PN/8825737 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Secured Communication Via Location Awareness ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,344) developed by six co-inventors for a "[s]ecured communication via location awareness." The co-inventors are Scott C. Forbes, Seattle, Linda Criddle, Kirkland, Washington, David Milstein, Redmond, Washington, Lon-Chan Chu, Redmond, Washington, Kuansan Wang, Bellevue, Washington, and Michael D. Malueg, Renton, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2006 (11/599,647). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818344.PN.&OS=PN/8818344&RS=PN/8818344 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Zumobi Assigned Patent for Computer Program Products Displaying Interactive Elements ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Zumobi, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,819,570) developed by two co-inventors for systems, methods, and "computer program products displaying interactive elements on a canvas." The co-inventors are Benjamin Bederson, Chevy Chase, Maryland, and John SanGiovanni, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on March 27, 2009 (12/412,854). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819570.PN.&OS=PN/8819570&RS=PN/8819570 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Smart, Search-enabled Web Error Pages ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,740) developed by four co-inventors for "[s]mart, search-enabled web error pages." The co-inventors are Mark Hahn, Issaquah, Washington, Amy J. Michaels, Mercer Island, Washington, Alessandro P. Catorcini, Redmond, Washington, and Fabrice Canel, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2008 (12/257,067). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825740.PN.&OS=PN/8825740&RS=PN/8825740 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Pluggable Conferencing Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,668) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "distributable, scalable, pluggable conferencing architecture." The co-inventors are Pavel Curtis, Bellevue, Washington, Dhigha D. Sekaran, Redmond, Washington, Shaun D. Pierce, Redmond, Washington, Shaun D. Cox, Redmond, Washington, David Nichols, Redmond, Washington, Vadim Eydelman, Redmond, Washington, Orit Levin, Redmond, Washington, Gur Kimchi, Redmond, Washington, Vijay Kishen Hampapur Parthasarathy, Sammamish, Washington, Srikanth Shoroff, Sammamish, Washington, and Bimal K. Mehta, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2006 (11/522,024). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817668.PN.&OS=PN/8817668&RS=PN/8817668 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Hybrid Unified Communications Deployment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,777) developed by six co-inventors for a "hybrid unified communications deployment between cloud and on-premise." The co-inventors are Roy Kuntz, Kirkland, Washington, Danny Levin, Redmond, Washington, Sankaran Narayanan, Redmond, Washington, Vijay Manian, Sammamish, Washington, Mahendra D. Sekaran, Sammamish, Washington, and Russell Andrew Penar, Woodinville, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2011 (13/207,370). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817777.PN.&OS=PN/8817777&RS=PN/8817777 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Revalesio Assigned Patent for Treating Insulin Resistance ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Revalesio, Tacoma, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,815,292) developed by three co-inventors for compositions and methods "for treating insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus." The co-inventors are Richard L. Watson, McPherson, Kansas, Anthony B. Wood, Dallas, and Gregory J. Archambeau, Puyallup, Washington.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/768,615). 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=8815292.PN.&OS=PN/8815292&RS=PN/8815292 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Test Execution Spanning Cloud and Local Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,490) developed by three co-inventors for a "test execution spanning cloud and local devices." The co-inventors are Dong Wei, Bellevue, Washington, Muthu A. K. Jagannathan, Issaquah, Washington, and Zhuowei Li, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2011 (13/340,703). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819490.PN.&OS=PN/8819490&RS=PN/8819490 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Cryptographic Device That Binds ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,437) developed by three co-inventors for a "cryptographic device that binds an additional authentication factor to multiple identities." The co-inventors are Craig Henry Wittenberg, Mercer Island, Washington, Christian Paquin, Redmond, Washington, and Rushmi U. Malaviarachchi, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/894,391). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819437.PN.&OS=PN/8819437&RS=PN/8819437 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Incremental Lock-free Stack Scanning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,719) developed by three co-inventors for "[i]ncremental lock-free stack scanning for garbage collection." The co-inventors are Bjarne Steensgaard, Bothell, Washington, Erez Petrank, Redmond, Washington, and Gabriel Kliot, Haifa, Israel.

The patent application was filed on October 30, 2008 (12/261,920). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825719.PN.&OS=PN/8825719&RS=PN/8825719 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Tagging Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,422) developed by Itai Greenberg, Kirkland, Washington, for a [t]"agging data utilizing nearby device information." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2013 (13/964,358). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818422.PN.&OS=PN/8818422&RS=PN/8818422 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- The Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,196) developed by 18 co-inventors for a "[d]ata center with free-space optical communications." The co-inventors are Howard Lee Davidson, San Carlos, California, James R. Hamilton, Bellevue, Washington, Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington, Arne Josefsberg, Medina, Washington, Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Kenneth Lustig, Redmond, Washington, William Henry Mangione-Smith, Kirkland, Washington, Michael Manos, North Bend, Washington, Craig J. Mundie, Seattle, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Washington, Richard F. Rashid, Redmond, Washington, Burton Smith, Seattle, Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Washington, Robert V. Welland, Seattle, Charles Whitmer, North Bend, Washington, and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/924,286). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818196.PN.&OS=PN/8818196&RS=PN/8818196 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Elwha Assigned Patent for Storing Energy ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Elwha, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,829,697) developed by 10 co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for storing energy." The co-inventors are William Gross, Pasadena, California, Aaron Fyke, Pasadena, California, Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, Geoffrey F. Deane, Bellevue, Washington, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Washington, Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, Washington, Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington, and Jordin T. Kare, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2013 (13/889,676). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829697.PN.&OS=PN/8829697&RS=PN/8829697 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** MTN Satellite Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- MTN Satellite Communications, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,823,517) developed by Richard A Hadsall Sr., Seattle, for systems and procedures "tracking the locations of passengers on a vesses." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2013 (13/947,484). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823517.PN.&OS=PN/8823517&RS=PN/8823517 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** University of Washington, Yale University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization, Seattle, and Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, have been assigned a patent (8,827,889) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "for powering implantable devices." The co-inventors are Pramod Bonde, New Haven, Connecticut, Alanson P. Sample, Hillsboro, Oregon, Benjamin H. Waters, Kirkland, Washington, and Joshua R. Smith, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/843,884). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827889.PN.&OS=PN/8827889&RS=PN/8827889 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Optimized Data Stream Compression ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,288) developed by two co-inventors for an "optimized data stream compression using data-dependent chunking." The co-inventors are Nadim Y. Abdo, Bellevue, Washington, and Nikolaj S. Bjorner, Woodinville, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2007 (11/855,986). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819288.PN.&OS=PN/8819288&RS=PN/8819288 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Elwha Assigned Patent for Graphene Mounted on Aerogel ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Elwha, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,830,653) developed by eight co-inventors for a "graphene mounted on aerogel." The co-inventors are David R. Smith, Durham, North Carolina, Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Jeffrey A. Bowers, Bellevue, Washington, Geoffrey F. Deane, Bellevue, Washington, Nathan Kundtz, Kirkland, Washington, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Washington, and Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2013 (14/010,739). 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=8830653.PN.&OS=PN/8830653&RS=PN/8830653 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Eagle View Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Eagle View Technologies, Bothell, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,454) developed by Chris Pershing, Redmond, Washington, for "[u]ser interface systems and methods for roof estimation." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2012 (13/474,504). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825454.PN.&OS=PN/8825454&RS=PN/8825454 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,816,652) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for synchronized control of electrical power system voltage profiles." The co-inventors are Casper A. Labuschagne, Pullman, Washington, and Jeffrey G. Pope, Pullman, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2013 (13/918,640). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8816652.PN.&OS=PN/8816652&RS=PN/8816652 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,823,636) developed by six co-inventors for "[i]ncluding environmental information in a manual expression." The co-inventors are Alexander J. Cohen, Mill Valley, California, B. Isaac Cohen, Mill Valley, California, Ed Harlow, Boston, Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Massachusetts, Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, and Mark A. Malamud, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2006 (11/603,334). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823636.PN.&OS=PN/8823636&RS=PN/8823636 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cardeas Pharma Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Cardeas Pharma, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,826,904) developed by Alan Bruce Montgomery, Medina, Washington, for "formulations of aminoglycoside and fosfomycin combinations and methods and systems for treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/844,244). 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=8826904.PN.&OS=PN/8826904&RS=PN/8826904 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,831,799) developed by Benjamin David Levine, Seattle, and Steven Barry Krogh, Issaquah, Washington, for "flight director flare guidance." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2013 (13/856,454). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,31,799.PN.&OS=PN/88,31,799&RS=PN/88,31,799 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Predictable Bonded Rework of Composite Structures Using Tailored Patches ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,828,515) developed by Eugene A. Dan-Jumbo, Bothell, Washington, Russell L. Keller, Maple Valley, Washington, and Everett A. Westerman, Auburn, Washington, for "predictable bonded rework of composite structures using tailored patches." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2013 (13/902,816). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,28,515.PN.&OS=PN/88,28,515&RS=PN/88,28,515 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Finsphere Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Finsphere, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,831,564) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method "for identity protection using mobile device signaling network derived location pattern recognition." The co-inventors are William M. Ferguson, San Diego, Randall A. Snyder, Las Vegas, and Devin P. Miller, North Bend, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2012 (13/567,468). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831564.PN.&OS=PN/8831564&RS=PN/8831564 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,831,300) developed by five co-inventors for "time-lapsing data methods and systems." The co-inventors are Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Massachusetts, Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Paul G. Allen, Seattle, and Mark A. Malamud, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on July 25, 2008 (12/220,671). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831300.PN.&OS=PN/8831300&RS=PN/8831300 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of Washington Assigned Patent for Induction of Human Embryonic Stem Cell ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- University of Washington, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,815,593) developed by two co-inventors for an "induction of human embryonic stem cell derived cardiac pacemaker or chamber-type cardiomyocytes by manipulation of neuregulin signaling." The co-inventors are Michael A. Laflamme, Seattle, and Wei-Zhong Zhu, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2013 (14/061,200). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8815593.PN.&OS=PN/8815593&RS=PN/8815593 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Graphical Object Incremental Creation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,823,711) developed by three co-inventors for "[i]ncremental creation of a graphical object to visually represent a data set." The co-inventors are Darryl Ellis Rubin, Duvall, Washington, Vijay Mital, Kirkland, Washington, and Suraj T. Poozhiyil, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on December 17, 2010 (12/972,269). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823711.PN.&OS=PN/8823711&RS=PN/8823711 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Flexible Hinge and Removable Attachment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,830,668) developed by 14 co-inventors for a "flexible hinge and removable attachment." The co-inventors are Joel Lawrence Pelley, Bellevue, Washington, Rob Huala, Bellevue, Washington, Ralf Groene, Kirkland, Washington, Eric Joseph Wahl, Kirkland, Washington, Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, Washington, David Otto Whit III, Sammamish, Washington, Christopher Harry Stoumbos, Sammamish, Washington, Hua Wang, Sammamish, Washington, Timothy C. Shaw, Sammamish, Washington, Todd David Pleake, Sammamish, Washington, Matthew David Mickelson, Seattle, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, Seattle, Summer L. Schneider, Seattle, and David C. Vandervoort, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on July 10, 2013 (13/939,032). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830668.PN.&OS=PN/8830668&RS=PN/8830668 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,996) developed by two co-inventors for a "[p]latform that facilitates preservation of user privacy." The co-inventors are Jitendra D. Padhye, Redmond, Washington, and Ratul Mahajan, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,045). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825996.PN.&OS=PN/8825996&RS=PN/8825996 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** MTN Satellite Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- MTN Satellite Communications, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,824,751) developed by Robert M. Wise, Issaquah, Washington, for "[d]igital photograph group editing and access." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2014 (14/149,671). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824751.PN.&OS=PN/8824751&RS=PN/8824751 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Automated Fitting of Interior Maps ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,049) developed by two co-inventors for an "automated fitting of interior maps to general maps." The co-inventors are Eyal Ofek, Redmond, Washington, and Ran Gal, Rishon Lezion, Israel.

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/097,956). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817049.PN.&OS=PN/8817049&RS=PN/8817049 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Crane Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Crane Electronics, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,824,167) developed by four co-inventors for "[s]elf synchronizing power converter apparatus and method suitable for auxiliary bias for dynamic load applications." The co-inventors are Reid Adriance, Mill Creek, Washington, Bertrand Nkei, Redmond, Washington, Jay Allen Kuehny, Sammamish, Washington, and Rodney Alan Hughes, Tacoma, Washington.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/185,217). 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=8824167.PN.&OS=PN/8824167&RS=PN/8824167 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Zumobi Assigned Patent for Single-Handed Approach for Navigation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Zumobi, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,819,569) developed by two co-inventors for a "single-handed approach for navigation of application tiles using panning and zooming." The co-inventors are John SanGiovanni, Seattle, and Daniel C. Robbins, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2005 (11/061,218). 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=8819569.PN.&OS=PN/8819569&RS=PN/8819569 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** OpenDesign Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- OpenDesign, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,273) developed by two co-inventors for a "logical routing system." The co-inventors are Edward Jung, Bellevue, Washington, and Holly Knight, Woodinville, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/898,657). 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=8819273.PN.&OS=PN/8819273&RS=PN/8819273 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Tasks Mediation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,304) developed by two co-inventors for "[m]ediation of tasks based on assessments of competing cognitive loads and needs." The co-inventors are Eric Horvitz, Kirkland, Washington, and Shamsi Tamara Iqbal, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/827,037). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825304.PN.&OS=PN/8825304&RS=PN/8825304 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences, Piscataway, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,830,314) developed by Gaudenz Danuser, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Paul C. Goodwin, Shoreline, Washington, for a "system and method for dense-stochastic-sampling imaging." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/535,468). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,830,314.PN.&OS=PN/8,830,314&RS=PN/8,830,314 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Data Communication Protocol ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,885) developed by five co-inventors for "[d]ata communication protocol." The co-inventors are Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Bellevue, Washington, Sundar Subbarayan, Issaquah, Washington, David Kruse, Kirkland, Washington, Mathew George, Redmond, Washington, and Ahmed Mohamed, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2012 (13/663,827). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825885.PN.&OS=PN/8825885&RS=PN/8825885 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Infrastructural Haptics on Wall Scale ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,830,188) developed by three co-inventors for an "infrastructural haptics on wall scale interactive displays." The co-inventors are William Verthein, Bellevue, Washington, Josh Watson, Seattle, and Stephen Lee, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2011 (13/165,270). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830188.PN.&OS=PN/8830188&RS=PN/8830188 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Bioguidance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Bioguidance, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,827,930) developed by William Oren Wekell, Maple Valley, Washington, for a system and method "for patient monitoring." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2011 (12/987,985). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827930.PN.&OS=PN/8827930&RS=PN/8827930 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Clamp Mode Emulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,041) developed by six co-inventors for a "clamp mode emulation." The co-inventors are Ahmet Gurcan, Mercer Island, Washington, Henri Jonathan Socha, Redmond, Washington, Harvinder Pal Singh, Redmond, Washington, Jianye Lu, Redmond, Washington, Herman Widjaja, Sammamish, Washington, and Zabir Mahdi Hoque, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on July 5, 2011 (13/175,969). 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=8817041.PN.&OS=PN/8817041&RS=PN/8817041 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Progressively Indicating New Content ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,830,270) developed by four co-inventors for "progressively indicating new content in an application-selectable user interface." The co-inventors are Tyler J. Donahue, Bellevue, Washington, Nazia Zaman, Kirkland, Washington, Ethan Nelson Ray, Redmond, Washington, and Maverick J. Velasco, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2012 (13/655,386). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830270.PN.&OS=PN/8830270&RS=PN/8830270 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Directed Signature Workflow ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,440) developed by two co-inventors for a "directed signature workflow." The co-inventors are Marcio De Mello, Bellevue, Washington, and Mahmood A. Dhalla, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2005 (11/222,538). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819440.PN.&OS=PN/8819440&RS=PN/8819440 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Caching Infrastructure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,594) developed by 14 co-inventors for "[c]aching infrastructure." The co-inventors are Jonathan B. Bailor, Bellevue, Washington, Jonathan B. Bailor, Bellevue, Washington, Christopher J. Antos, Bellevue, Washington, Mark Rolland Knight, Bellevue, Washington, Andrew G. Carlson, Redmond, Washington, Don Adam Hedgpeth, Redmond, Washington, Elena Petrova, Redmond, Washington, Elena Petrova, Redmond, Washington, Simon Skaria, Sammamish, Washington, Naresh Kannan, Seattle, Simon Peter Clarke, Seattle, Miko Arnab Sakhya Singha Bose, Seattle, Mitesh Pankaj Patel, Seattle, and Andrew Sean Watson, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2008 (12/117,025). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825594.PN.&OS=PN/8825594&RS=PN/8825594 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** FUJIFILM SonoSite Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- FUJIFILM SonoSite, Bothell, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,827,907) developed by four co-inventors for a "high frequency, high frame-rate ultrasound imaging system." The co-inventors are Robert McConaghy, Kirkland, Washington, James Mehi, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, and F. Stuart Foster, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/769,419). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827907.PN.&OS=PN/8827907&RS=PN/8827907 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Complex Distributed Applications Automated Recovery ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,823,536) developed by eight co-inventors for an "[a]utomated recovery and escalation in complex distributed applications." The co-inventors are Wing Man Yim, Bellevue, Washington, Colin Nash, Mill Creek, Washington, Jon Avner, Redmond, Washington, Haruya Shida, Redmond, Washington, Selim Yazicioglu, Redmond, Washington, Andrey Lukyanov, Redmond, Washington, Shane Brady, Seattle, and Brent Alinger, Snoqualmie, Washington.

The patent application was filed on April 21, 2010 (12/764,263). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823536.PN.&OS=PN/8823536&RS=PN/8823536 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Context-Driven Data Sharing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,818,350) developed by two co-inventors for a "[c]ontext-driven data sharing." The co-inventors are Alice Jane Bernheim Brush, Bellevue, Washington, and Junius A. Gunaratne, New York.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2010 (12/819,245). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8818350.PN.&OS=PN/8818350&RS=PN/8818350 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Entering Confidential Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,728) developed by two co-inventors for "[e]ntering confidential information on an untrusted machine." The co-inventors are Cormac E. Herley, Bellevue, Washington, and Dinei A. Florencio, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 15, 2006 (11/453,626). 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=8825728.PN.&OS=PN/8825728&RS=PN/8825728 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Vision Works I.P. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Vision Works I.P., Sequim, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,824,246) developed by Alfred S. Braunberger, Sequim, Washington, for a "[t]iming system and device and method for making the same." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/296,148). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824246.PN.&OS=PN/8824246&RS=PN/8824246 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for VoIP Peer-to-Peer Broadcasting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,955) developed by three co-inventors for a "peer-to-peer broadcasting in a VoIP system." The co-inventors are Linda Criddle, Kirkland, Washington, David Milstein, Redmond, Washington, and Scott C, Forbes, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2006 (11/480,660). 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=8817955.PN.&OS=PN/8817955&RS=PN/8817955 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Token-Based Authentication Using Middle Tier ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,424) developed by Dimitrios Soulios, Seattle, for a "token-based authentication using middle tier." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/895,595). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819424.PN.&OS=PN/8819424&RS=PN/8819424 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Multiparty Real Time Content Delivery ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,824,470) developed by six co-inventors for "[m]ultiparty real time content delivery." The co-inventors are Yao Zhao, Oakland, California, Yunnan Wu, Palo Alto, California, Jin Li, Bellevue, Washington, and Philip A. Chou, Bellevue, Washington, Baochun Li, Toronto, and Minghua Chen, Hong Kong.

The patent application was filed on June 2, 2010 (12/791,893). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824470.PN.&OS=PN/8824470&RS=PN/8824470 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for System Reset ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,490) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "system reset." The co-inventors are Yunan Yuan, San Francisco, Calin Negreanu, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Gregory W. Nichols, Bellevue, Washington, Sri Sai Kameswara Pavan Kumar Kasturi, Bellevue, Washington, Keshava Prasad Subramanya, Bellevue, Washington, Vinit Ogale, Bellevue, Washington, Kiran Kumar Dowluru, Redmond, Washington, Desmond T. Lee, Redmond, Washington, Hongliu Zheng, Sammamish, Washington, and Stephan Doll, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2013 (13/931,948). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819487.PN.&OS=PN/8819487&RS=PN/8819487 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Using Management Pack ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,613) developed by three co-inventors for techniques "for using a management pack to define a structure of management packs." The co-inventors are Bradley M. Hammond, Bellevue, Washington, Bogdan I. Berce, Seattle, and Joel F. Pothering, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2009 (12/475,650). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825613.PN.&OS=PN/8825613&RS=PN/8825613 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Pure Imagination Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Pure Imagination, Vancouver, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,829,365) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for maintaining recipe ratios when measuring ingredients for culinary combinations." The co-inventors are Darin Barri, Rolling Hills Estates, California, Philip T. Odom, Portland, Oregon, Brian Richardson, Portland, Oregon, and Michael Wallace, Vancouver, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 16, 2013 (13/918,984). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829365.PN.&OS=PN/8829365&RS=PN/8829365 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for URL-facilitated Access ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,745) developed by Shahar Prish, Redmond, Washington, for "URL-facilitated access to spreadsheet elements." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2010 (12/873,165). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8825745.PN.&OS=PN/8825745&RS=PN/8825745 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Sub-block Transform Coding ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,817,868) developed by two co-inventors for a "sub-block transform coding of prediction residuals." The co-inventors are Thomas W. Holcomb, Bothell, Washington and Chih-Lung Lin, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2007 (11/890,059). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8817868.PN.&OS=PN/8817868&RS=PN/8817868 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** nLIGHT Photonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- nLIGHT Photonics, Vancouver, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,831,396) developed by two co-inventors for a "homogenizing optical fiber apparatus and systems employing the same." The co-inventors are Scott Lerner, Portland, Oregon, and Kirk Price, Battle Ground, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/285,119). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831396.PN.&OS=PN/8831396&RS=PN/8831396 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Bungie Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Bungie, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,823,701) developed by three co-inventors for an apparatus and methods "for improved presentation of objects in a distributed interactive simulation." The co-inventors are David Scott Aldridge, Kirkland, Washington, Luke Wilson Timmins, Sammamish, Washington, and Christopher Charles John Butcher, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on May 3, 2012 (13/463,764). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8823701.PN.&OS=PN/8823701&RS=PN/8823701 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Amnis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Amnis, Seattle, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,824,770) developed by seven co-inventors for a method "for imaging and differential analysis of cells." The co-inventors are Michael J. Seo, Westport, Connecticut, William E. Ortyn, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Cathleen A. Zimmerman, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Philip J. Morrissey, Bellevue, Washington, Thaddeus C. George, Seattle, David A. Basiji, Seattle, and Brian E. Hall, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/802,328). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8824770.PN.&OS=PN/8824770&RS=PN/8824770 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Acucela Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Acucela, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,829,244) developed by six co-inventors for "alkoxy compounds for disease treatment." The co-inventors are Feng Hong, Bellevue, Washington, Vladimir A. Kuksa, Kenmore, Washington, Ian L. Scott, Monroe, Washington, Thomas Little, Redmond, Washington, Mark W. Orme, Seattle, and Anna Gall, Woodinville, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,388). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829244.PN.&OS=PN/8829244&RS=PN/8829244 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Elwha Assigned Patent for Systematic Distillation of Status Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Elwha, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,816,814) developed by nine co-inventors for a "systematic distillation of status data responsive to whether or not a wireless signal has been received and relating to regimen compliance." The co-inventors are Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Massachusetts, Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington, John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington, Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, and Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/199,051). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8816814.PN.&OS=PN/8816814&RS=PN/8816814 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Distributed Network Coordinate System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,825,813) developed by six co-inventors for "[d]istributed network coordinate system based on network performance." The co-inventors are Lihua Yuan, Redmond, Washington, Kevin Damour, Redmond, Washington, Thekkthalackal Varugis Kurien, Sammamish, Washington, Albert G. Greenberg, Seattle, Sharad Agarwal, Seattle, and Randall Kern, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/979,381). 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=8825813.PN.&OS=PN/8825813&RS=PN/8825813 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for File Management User Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,819,593) developed by eight co-inventors for a "file management user interface." The co-inventors are Arun Gurunathan, Bellevue, Washington, Michael J. Gilmore, Bothell, Washington, Christopher J. Guzak, Kirkland, Washington, Rolf A. Ebeling, Kirkland, Washington, Benjamin A. Betz, Redmond, Washington, Scott D. Hoogerwerf, Seattle, Aryeh N. Polsky, Seattle, and Brendan M. Dohm, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2010 (12/945,529). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8819593.PN.&OS=PN/8819593&RS=PN/8819593 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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