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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (Sept. 17)
[September 17, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (Sept. 17)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota.

*** Activision Publishing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Activision Publishing, Santa Monica, California, has been assigned a patent (8,838,640) developed by four co-inventors for "media playlist construction for virtual environments." The co-inventors are Cary Lee Bates, Rochester, Minnesota, Jim Chun-Ta Chen, Rochester, Minnesota, Zachary Adam Garbow, Rochester, Minnesota, and Gregory Edward Young, South St. Paul, Minnesota.



The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2011 (13/021,847). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,838,640.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,640&RS=PN/8,838,640 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Myocardial Conditions Treatment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,795,652) developed by two co-inventors for methods and compositions "to treat myocardial conditions." The co-inventors are Eugene T. Michal, San Francisco, and Jeffrey Ross, Roseville, Minnesota.


The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2007 (11/938,752). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8795652.PN.&OS=PN/8795652&RS=PN/8795652 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Self Adapting Alert Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,836,499) developed by five co-inventors for a "self adapting alert device." The co-inventors are Dave Pakula, Cupertino, California, Matthew Hill, Cupertino, California, Ethan Larry Huwe, Perham, Minnesota, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Cupertino, California, and Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Cupertino, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2013 (13/972,708). 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=8,836,499.PN.&OS=PN/8,836,499&RS=PN/8,836,499 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Sensing Temperature at Slider Protrusion Region ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,071) developed by Declan Macken, Prior Lake, Minnesota, James Dillon Kiely, Edina, Minnesota, and Manuel Charles Anaya-Dufresne, Edina, Minnesota, for "sensing temperature at a slider protrusion region." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2013 (13/797,840). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,071.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,071&RS=PN/8,837,071 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Providing Access to Contextual Actions and Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, California, has been assigned a patent (8,839,145) developed by five co-inventors for "providing access to contextual actions and information." The co-inventors are Melody Shores, Excelsior, Minnesota, Thao Bich Nguyen, San Francisco, Ray Soon Waldin Jr., San Francisco, Joyce Etsuko Ohgi, San Francisco, and Kathleen Maguire Candland, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/356,789). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,145.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,145&RS=PN/88,39,145 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AliphCom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- AliphCom, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,837,746) developed by Gregory C. Burnett, Dodge Center, Minnesota, for "dual omnidirectional microphone array (DOMA)." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2008 (12/139,344). 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=88,37,746.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,746&RS=PN/88,37,746 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** VMware Assigned Patent for Capturing Test Data Associated with Error Conditions in Software Item Testing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- VMware, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,839,201) developed by Callistus C. Schissel, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Sean McDonald, St. Paul, and David Gibbens, Blaine, Minnesota, for "capturing test data associated with error conditions in software item testing." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,860). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,201.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,201&RS=PN/88,39,201 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,076) developed by nine co-inventors for "in situ sensor based contact detection." The co-inventors are CheeWee Cheng, Singapore, Subhash Guddati, Singapore, ShengYuan Lin, Singapore, Andy Chou, Singapore, SweeChuan Samuel Gan, Singapore, Stefan Ionescu, Burnsville, Minnesota, Scott Ryun, Victoria, Minnesota, Richard Martin, Longmont, Colorado, and Jesse Speckhard, Douglas, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/844,643). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,076.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,076&RS=PN/8,837,076 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Capacitive Clearance Detection for Magnetic Head ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,070) developed by Michael Thomas Johnson, Minneapolis, and Pablo G. Levi, St. Paul, Minnesota, for "capacitive clearance detection for a magnetic head." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2013 (13/867,756). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,070.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,070&RS=PN/8,837,070 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** XenoPort Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- XenoPort, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,795,725) developed by five co-inventors for "[g]ABA analog prodrug sustained release oral dosage forms." The co-inventors are Manshiu Leung, Daly City, California, Kenneth C. Cundy, Redwood City, California, Srikonda Sastry, Sunnyvale, California, Balaji V. Kadri, Tampa, Florida, and Paul E. Stach, Plymouth, Minnesota.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2005 (11/269,045). 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=8795725.PN.&OS=PN/8795725&RS=PN/8795725 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Head Assembly with Head-media Spacing Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,075) developed by four co-inventors for a "head assembly with head-media spacing control." The co-inventors are Jorge Vicente Hanchi, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Dian Song, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, John Stuart Wright, Edina, Minnesota, and Andrew D. White, Minneapolis.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/662,829). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,075.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,075&RS=PN/8,837,075 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** VMware Assigned Patent for Test Environment Managed Within Tests ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- VMware, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,839,202) developed by Mark Tempel, Minneapolis, David Gibbens, Blaine, Minnesota, and Callistus C. Schissel, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, for "test environment managed within tests." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,969). 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=88,39,202.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,202&RS=PN/88,39,202 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AliphCom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- AliphCom, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,838,184) developed by six co-inventors for a "wireless conference call telephone." The co-inventors are Gregory C. Burnett, Northfield, Minnesota, Michael Goertz, Redwood City, California, Nicolas Jean Petit, Mountain View, California, Zhinian Jing, Belmont, California, Steven Foster Forestieri, Santa Clara, California, and Thomas Alan Donaldson, London.

The patent application was filed on July 15, 2011 (13/184,422). 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=8,838,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,184&RS=PN/8,838,184 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Calix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Calix, Petaluma, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,481) developed by Charles J. Eddleston, Minneapolis, Christopher T. Bernard, Wayzata, Minnesota, and Duane M. Butler, Anoka, Minnesota, for the "inline packet replication in network devices." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2012 (13/668,400). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,481.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,481&RS=PN/88,37,481 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- Intel, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,837,431) developed by Yi-Ju Chao, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and Stephen E. Terry, Northport, New York, for "HS-DSCH inter-node B cell change." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2012 (13/412,143). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,431.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,431&RS=PN/88,37,431 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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