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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 19)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Lindsay Transportation Solutions Assigned Patent for GPS Guided Machine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Omaha, Nebraska, has been assigned a patent (8,834,062) developed by Kevin L. Schmidt, Rio Vista, California, for an apparatus and method "for picking up and repositioning string of roadway barrier segments." The patent was filed on March 8, 2013 (13/790,765). 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=8834062&OS=8834062&RS=8834062 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Three-Dimensional Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,830,225) developed by two co-inventors for a "[t]hree-dimensional interface for content location." The co-inventors are Kenneth M. Karakotsios, San Jose, California, and Bradley J. Bozarth, Sunnyvale, California. The patent application was filed on March 25, 2010 (12/732,083). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830225.PN.&OS=PN/8830225&RS=PN/8830225 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Veterans Affairs Department, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia, and the Regents of the University of California, Oakland, California, and have been assigned a patent (8,838,222) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for treating complex rhythm disorders." The co-inventors are Sanjiv Narayan, La Jolla, California, and Wouter-Jan Rappel, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2013 (14/062,837). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8838222.PN.&OS=PN/8838222&RS=PN/8838222 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Oregon Biomedical Engineering Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Oregon Biomedical Engineering Institute, Portland, has been assigned a patent (8,828,050) developed by seven co-inventors for "[h]emorrhage control devices and methods." The co-inventors are Kenton W. Gregory, Portland, Lauryn L. Baranowski, Selah, Washington, Arjun Kalyanpur, Edison, New Jersey, Seanna Vine, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Grant Blackwell, Bristol, United Kingdom, Benjamin Margolis, San Bruno, California, and Steven Dell, Carlsbad, California. The patent application was filed on May 4, 2010 (12/773,680). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8828050.PN.&OS=PN/8828050&RS=PN/8828050 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** BlueSky Grow Lights Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- BlueSky Grow Lights, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,826,589) developed by John Goeschl, Davis, California, for "[l]ight sources and methods for illuminating plants to achieve effective plant growth." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2012 (13/490,106). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8826589.PN.&OS=PN/8826589&RS=PN/8826589 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of the Secretary, Washington, District of Columbia, has been assigned a patent (8,838,515) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for predicting pirate attack risk in a geographical area based on intel regarding pirates and pirate behavior coupled with METOC conditions." The co-inventors are James A. Hansen, Pebble Beach, California, Daniel Hodyss, Marina, California, Craig H. Bishop, Monterey, California, and William Campbell, Pacific Grove, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2011 (13/272,272). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8838515.PN.&OS=PN/8838515&RS=PN/8838515 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Impact Sports Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Impact Sports Technologies, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,827,915) developed by three co-inventors for a "[m]onitoring device for an interactive game." The co-inventors are Donald Bady, Las Vegas, Nikolai Rulkov, San Diego, and Mark Hunt, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2011 (13/210,346). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827915.PN.&OS=PN/8827915&RS=PN/8827915 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Veterans Affairs Department, University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia, and the Regents of the University of California, Oakland, California, and have been assigned a patent (8,838,223) developed by two co-inventors for a method "for analysis of complex rhythm disorders." The co-inventors are Sanjiv Narayan, La Jolla, California, and Wouter-Jan Rappel, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2013 (14/062,848). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8838223.PN.&OS=PN/8838223&RS=PN/8838223 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Smith & Nephew Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Smith & Nephew, Memphis, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,829,263) developed by three co-inventors for a "[s]elf-contained wound dressing with micropump." The co-inventors are Kurt Haggstrom, Huntington Beach, California, Alain Tranchemontagne, Warwick, Rhodes Island, and Loredana Jinga, North Attleborough, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,109). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829263.PN.&OS=PN/8829263&RS=PN/8829263 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Danisco U.S., Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,834,865) developed by Nathaniel T. Becker, Hillsborough, California, Michael Stoner, San Jose, California, and Mee-Young Yoon, Harborside, Maine, for a "delivery system for co-formulated enzyme and substrate." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2009 (13/132,069). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,865.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,865&RS=PN/8,834,865 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bally Gaming Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Bally Gaming, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,827,803) developed by Bryan Kelly, Alamo, California for a "[g]ame system with community play." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2012 (13/539,407). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827803.PN.&OS=PN/8827803&RS=PN/8827803 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** 1st Communications Assigned Patent for Multimedia Communicator ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- 1st Communications, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,830,96) developed by Scott W. Lewis, Los Gatos, California, for a "multimedia communicator." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/686,302). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830963.PN.&OS=PN/8830963&RS=PN/8830963 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cardiac Profiles Assigned Patent for Cardiac Function Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Cardiac Profiles, Franklin, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,834,382) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for determining cardiac function." The co-inventors are Bernhard B. Sterling, Danville, California, Gregory I. Voss, Solana Beach, California, Andrew R. Lawrence, Eagan, Minnesota, Rankin A. Clinton III, Franklin, Tennessee, and James M. Perry, Nashville, Tennessee, The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/011,122). 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=8834382&OS=8834382&RS=8834382 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cardiac Profiles Assigned Patent for Cardiac Function Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Cardiac Profiles, Franklin, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,834,382) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for determining cardiac function." The co-inventors are Bernhard B. Sterling, Danville, California, Gregory I. Voss, Solana Beach, California, Andrew R. Lawrence, Eagan, Minnesota, Rankin A. Clinton III, Franklin, Tennessee, and James M. Perry, Nashville, Tennessee. The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/011,122). 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=8834382&OS=8834382&RS=8834382 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cardiac Profiles Assigned Patent for Cardiac Function Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Cardiac Profiles, Franklin, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,834,382) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for determining cardiac function." The co-inventors are Bernhard B. Sterling, Danville, California, Gregory I. Voss, Solana Beach, California, Andrew R. Lawrence, Eagan, Minnesota, Rankin A. Clinton III, Franklin, Tennessee, and James M. Perry, Nashville, Tennessee, The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/011,122). 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=8834382&OS=8834382&RS=8834382 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cardiac Profiles Assigned Patent for Cardiac Function Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Cardiac Profiles, Franklin, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,834,382) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for determining cardiac function." The co-inventors are Bernhard B. Sterling, Danville, California, Gregory I. Voss, Solana Beach, California, Andrew R. Lawrence, Eagan, Minnesota, Rankin A. Clinton III, Franklin, Tennessee, and James M. Perry, Nashville, Tennessee, The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/011,122). 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=8834382&OS=8834382&RS=8834382 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Variable Profile Input Button ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,830,174) developed by Mete Rodoper, Sunnyvale, California, for a "[v]ariable profile input button." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,800). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830174.PN.&OS=PN/8830174&RS=PN/8830174 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** SBYKE USA Assigned Patent **FR ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- SBYKE USA, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,827,296) developed by Bradley E. Wernli, Oceanside, California, for a "[t]hree-wheeled rear-steering scooter." The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2012 (13/633,242). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827296.PN.&OS=PN/8827296&RS=PN/8827296 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,827,798) developed by Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, California, for a "[g]aming system and method providing a user device that receives and stores reel sets for subsequent game plays." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,054). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8827798.PN.&OS=PN/8827798&RS=PN/8827798 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** Aprolase Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Aprolase Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,835,218) developed by Keith Gann, Tustin, California, and W. Eric Boyd, San Clemente, California, for a "stackable layer containing ball grid array package." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2011 (13/181,221). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,835,218.PN.&OS=PN/8,835,218&RS=PN/8,835,218 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Travel Tags Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Travel Tags, North Mankato, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,833,553) developed by David E. Corey, Redlands, California, and Shelle B. Pascua, Sherwood, Oregon, for a "durable packaging assembly for media devices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2012 (13/656,486). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,553.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,553&RS=PN/8,833,553 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Namul Applications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Namul Applications, Dover, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,838,632) developed by Yu Cao, Monterey Park, California, for "methods and apparatus for searching with awareness of geography and languages." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2011 (13/176,241). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,632.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,632&RS=PN/88,38,632 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Euramax International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Euramax International, Norcross, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,832,999) developed by Robert Benjamin Bell, Douglasville, Georgia, James Ronald Wilson II, Lindsborg, Kansas, and Heath Morgan, Hemet, California, for "roofing panel screen assembly." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2013 (14/022,706). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,999.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,999&RS=PN/8,832,999 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Display Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,838,470) developed by Ezekiel Kruglick, Poway, California, for a display management. The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (13/143,282). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,470.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,470&RS=PN/88,38,470 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,838,370) developed by Andrew Wolfe, Los Gatos, California, for a "traffic flow model to provide traffic flow information." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2009 (12/400,631). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,838,370.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,370&RS=PN/8,838,370 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent for Compressor Diffuser Vane Damper ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,834,097) developed by Gordon F. Jewess, San Diego, and Ralph E. Gordon, San Diego, for a "compressor diffuser vane damper." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2010 (12/797,079). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,34,097.PN.&OS=PN/88,34,097&RS=PN/88,34,097 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pentair Flow Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Pentair Flow Technologies, Delavan, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,833,734) developed by Anil B. Patel, La Crescent, California, for a livewell fill valve. The patent application was filed on July 14, 2010 (12/836,292). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,734.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,734&RS=PN/8,833,734 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BBY Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- BBY Solutions, Richfield, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,839,224) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for automatically updating the software of a networked personal audiovisual device." The co-inventors are Steven Michael Adler, San Diego, Joseph B. Grand, San Francisco, Andrew Shane Huang, Cardiff, California, Duane Stewart Maxwell, San Diego, Kenneth Earl Steele, San Diego, and Stephen L. Tomlin, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2012 (13/596,364). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,839,224.PN.&OS=PN/8,839,224&RS=PN/8,839,224 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rawles Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Rawles, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,837,778) developed by Samuel Henry Chang, San Jose, California, and Ning Yao, Cupertino, California, for pose tracking. The patent application was filed on June 1, 2012 (13/486,664). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,778.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,778&RS=PN/8,837,778 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Comscore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Comscore, Reston, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,838,732) developed by three co-inventors for "transferring metadata." The co-inventors are Jim Pitkow, San Francisco, Raman Chelliah, San Carlos, California, and Marc Brown, Palo Alto, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2010 (12/859,150). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8838732.PN.&OS=PN/8838732&RS=PN/8838732 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,838,245) developed by six co-inventors for "respiratory stimulation for treating periodic breathing." The co-inventors are Zheng Lin, Torrance, California, Kenneth C. Beck, Liberty, Utah, Jonathan Kwok, Holmdel, New Jersey, Kent Lee, Shoreview, Minnesota, Yachuan Pu, Laguna Niguel, California, and Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, Minnesota. The patent application was filed on April 22, 2013 (13/867,370). 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=8,838,245.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,245&RS=PN/8,838,245 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Supply Voltage or Ground Connections ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,829,693) developed by two co-inventors for a "supply voltage or ground connections for integrated circuit device." The co-inventors are Steven Eskildsen, Folsom, California, and Mostafa Naguib Abdulla, Rancho Cordova, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2013 (14/027,515). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829693.PN.&OS=PN/8829693&RS=PN/8829693 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Artritech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Artritech, Plymouth, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,834,519) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion." The co-inventors are Erik J. van der Burg, Sunnyvale, California, Dino De Cicco, San Jose, California, Andrew G.C. Frazier, Sunnyvale, California, Alexander K. Khairkhahan, Palo Alto, California, Marc S. Kreidler, Sunnyvale, California, Michael D. Lesh, Mill Valley, California, and Chad C. Roue, Fremont, California. The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2011 (13/299,796). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,519.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,519&RS=PN/8,834,519 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cameron Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Cameron Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,838,234) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for implanting a subcutaneous defibrillator." The co-inventors are Alan H. Ostroff, San Clemente, California, William J. Rissmann, Coto de Caza, California, Gary P. Mezack, Norco, California, and Gust H. Bardy, West Seattle, Washington. The patent application was filed on March 5, 2013 (13/785,894). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,838,234.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,234&RS=PN/8,838,234 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Verisign Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Verisign, Reston, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,838,531) developed by three co-inventors for "database synchronization and validation." The co-inventors are Michael Bentkofsky, Falls Church, Virginia, Patrick Quaid, San Jose, California, and Bradley McMillen, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2012 (13/675,908). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8838531.PN.&OS=PN/8838531&RS=PN/8838531 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** III Holdings 1 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- III Holdings 1, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,835,101) developed by Krishnakumar Mani, Santa Clara, California, for a "method for fabricating a circuit." The patent application was filed on June 7, 2011 (13/155,299). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,835,101.PN.&OS=PN/8,835,101&RS=PN/8,835,101 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YP Interactive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- YP Interactive, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,838,476) developed by five co-inventors for a "systems and methods to provide information and connect people for real time communications." The co-inventors are Ebbe Altberg, Mill Valley, California, Scott Faber, San Francisco, Ron Hirson, San Francisco, Tu Thuy Cam Tran, San Francisco, and Sean Van Der Linden, Berkeley, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2007 (11/876,704). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,476.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,476&RS=PN/88,38,476 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hollinbeck Management Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Hollinbeck Management, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,837,921) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for fast angle changing in video playback devices." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Braun, Orinda, California, Zane Vella, San Francisco, Ole Lutjens, San Francisco, Joe Rice, Oakland, California, and Tomonari Tohara, Foster City, California. The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2004 (10/924,745). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,921.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,921&RS=PN/8,837,921 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mentor Graphics Assigned Patent for Simulation of Circuits with Repetitive Elements ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,832,635) developed by three co-inventors for "simulation of circuits with repetitive elements." The co-inventors are Pole Shang Lin, Fremont, California, Kuei Shan Wen, Fremont, California, and Ruey Kuen Perng, Zhubei, Taiwan. The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2012 (13/709,499). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8832635.PN.&OS=PN/8832635&RS=PN/8832635 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** BAE Systems Information Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- BAE Systems Information Solutions, Arlington, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,837,774) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for finding real terrain matches in a stereo image pair." The co-inventors are Michael Walter, Vienna, and Bingcai Zhang, San Diego. The patent application was filed on May 4, 2011 (13/383,227). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8837774.PN.&OS=PN/8837774&RS=PN/8837774 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Environmental Tectonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Environmental Tectonics, Southampton, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,834,165) developed by Scott Glaser, Rosamond, California, Glenn B. King, Riverside, New Jersey, and Richard A. Leland, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, for the "upset recovery training using a sustained-G multi-axis platform or a centrifuge." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2010 (12/851,723). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,165.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,165&RS=PN/8,834,165 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,835,424) developed by five co-inventors for "selective agents for pain suppression." The co-inventors are James Cook, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Shengming Huang, Milpitas, California, Rahul Edwankar, Milwaukee, Ojas A. Namjoshi, Milwaukee, and Zhi-Jian Wang, Milwaukee. The patent application was filed on May 13, 2010 (12/779,449). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,835,424.PN.&OS=PN/8,835,424&RS=PN/8,835,424 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SIO2 Medical Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- SIO2 Medical Products, Auburn, Alabama, has been assigned a patent (8,834,954) developed by seven co-inventors for "vessel inspection apparatus and methods." The co-inventors are John T. Felts, Alameda, California, Thomas E. Fisk, Green Valley, Arizona, Robert S. Abrams, Albany, New York, John Ferguson, Auburn, Alabama, Jonathan R. Freedman, Auburn, Alabama, Robert J. Pangborn, Harbor Springs, Michigan, and Peter J. Sagona, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on July 12, 2013 (13/941,154). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8834954.PN.&OS=PN/8834954&RS=PN/8834954 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Medtronic Ablation Frontiers Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus to Regulate Tissue Temperature ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Medtronic Ablation Frontiers, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,834,388) developed by Marshall Sherman, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, for a "method and apparatus to regulate a tissue temperature." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/770,797). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,388.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,388&RS=PN/8,834,388 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trek Bicycle Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Trek Bicycle, Waterloo, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,833,786) developed by David Camp, Canyon Country, California, and Jose Gonzalez, Santa Clarita, California, for the automatic drop seatpost. The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2012 (13/594,654). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,33,786.PN.&OS=PN/88,33,786&RS=PN/88,33,786 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Tissue Modification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,834,349) developed by five co-inventors for tissue modification. The co-inventors are Jarad Waisblatt, Sunnyvale, California, Benjamin Sutton, Scotts Valley, California, Ali Salahieh, Saratoga, California, Peter W. Gregg, Santa Cruz, California, and Crystal M. Anderson-Cunanan, Mission Viejo, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2012 (13/626,578). 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=8,834,349.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,349&RS=PN/8,834,349 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YP Interactive Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods to Collect Information Just in Time for Connecting People for Real Time Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- YP Interactive, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,837,698) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods to collect information just in time for connecting people for real time communications." The co-inventors are Ebbe Altberg, Mill Valley, California, Scott Faber, San Francisco, Ron Hirson, San Francisco, Sean Van Der Linden, Berkeley, California, and Paul G. Manca, Oakland, California. The patent application was filed on April 10, 2007 (11/733,751). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,698.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,698&RS=PN/8,837,698 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Dynamic Computation Allocation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,838,797) developed by Andrew Wolfe, Los Gatos, California, and Thomas Martin Conte, Atlanta, for dynamic computation allocation. The patent application was filed on July 10, 2009 (12/500,667). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,797.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,797&RS=PN/88,38,797 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Ablation Frontiers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Medtronic Ablation Frontiers, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,834,461) developed by four co-inventors for a "low power tissue ablation system." The co-inventors are Randell L. Werneth, San Diego, Christopher G. Kunis, San Diego, J. Christopher Flaherty, Topsfield, Massachusetts, and Marshall L. Sherman, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. The patent application was filed on July 11, 2006 (11/484,878). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,461.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,461&RS=PN/8,834,461 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Collaborative Self-service Contact Architecture with Automatic Blog Content Mapping Capability ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,838,532) developed by four co-inventors for a "collaborative self-service contact architecture with automatic blog content mapping capability." The co-inventors are James Fan, San Ramon, California, Deva-Datta Sharma, San Ramon, California, Jennifer K. Lam, Fremont, California, and Eric Towell, Mukwonago, Wisconsin. The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2008 (12/343,542). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,838,532.PN.&OS=PN/8,838,532&RS=PN/8,838,532 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YP Interactive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- YP Interactive, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,837,710) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods to facilitate searches." The co-inventors are Ebbe Altberg, Mill Valley, California, Scott Faber, San Francisco, Ron Hirson, San Francisco, Sean Van der Linden, Berkeley, California, and Paul G. Manca, Oakland, California. The patent application was filed on April 3, 2007 (11/696,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,710.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,710&RS=PN/8,837,710 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Envirotest Systems Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Envirotest Systems Holdings, East Granby, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,838,396) developed by Robert Allen Gentala, Tucson, Arizona, Peter Miles McClintock, Tiburon, California, and Donald Hugh Stedman, Denver, for "remote vehicle emissions sensing system and method for differentiating water from hydrocarbons." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2013 (13/897,992). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,396.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,396&RS=PN/88,38,396 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- ADC Telecommunications, Shakopee, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,837,659) developed by four co-inventors for a "distributed digital reference clock." The co-inventors are Lance K. Uyehara, San Jose, California, Larry G. Fischer, Waseca, Minnesota, David Hart, Sunnyvale, California, and Dean Zavadsky, Shakopee, Minnesota. The patent application was filed on June 11, 2013 (13/914,838). 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=8,837,659.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,659&RS=PN/8,837,659 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Threshold Voltage Change in Memory Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,830,762) developed by three co-inventors for methods, devices, and systems "for dealing with threshold voltage change in memory devices." The co-inventors are William H. Radke, Los Gatos, California, Zhenlei Shen, Boise, Idaho, and Peter Feeley, Boise, Idaho. The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2013 (14/056,713). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830762.PN.&OS=PN/8830762&RS=PN/8830762 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Xerox, Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, and Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, have been assigned a patent (8,833,254) developed by Janos Veres, San Jose, California, David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, California, and Chu-heng Liu, Penfield, New York, for an "imaging system with electrophotographic patterning of an image definition material and methods therefor." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2012 (13/548,127). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,33,254.PN.&OS=PN/88,33,254&RS=PN/88,33,254 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Shifts in Call Patterns ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,837,695) developed by Marian Croak, Fair Haven, New Jersey, and Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, California, for a "method and apparatus for monitoring shifts in call patterns." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2005 (11/092,221). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,695.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,695&RS=PN/8,837,695 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing High Security Video Session ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,836,752) developed by Marian Croak, Fair Haven, New Jersey, and Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, California, for a "method and apparatus for providing high security video session." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/615,345). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,836,752.PN.&OS=PN/8,836,752&RS=PN/8,836,752 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Assigned Patent for Hybrid Vehicle Shifting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, Kentucky, has been assigned a patent (8,831,842) developed by Mohammad E. Dufford, Los Angeles, for a "hybrid vehicle automatic simulated shifting." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2013 (13/744,122). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8831842.PN.&OS=PN/8831842&RS=PN/8831842 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** T&M Inventions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- T&M Inventions, Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,833,009) developed by Timothy Pendley, Madera, California, and Michael J. McLain, Green Bay, Wisconsin, for "rail mounting systems on roofs." The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2013 (13/771,746). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,009.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,009&RS=PN/8,833,009 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Dynamically Configurable MLC State Assignment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,830,752) developed by Brandon Lee Fernandes, Santa Clara, California, for a "dynamically configurable MLC state assignment." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2013 (13/919,693). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8830752.PN.&OS=PN/8830752&RS=PN/8830752 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** nGimat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- nGimat, Atlanta, and Honda Motor, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,834,964) developed by six co-inventors for a "process for forming high surface area embedded coating with high abrasion resistance." The co-inventors are Masayoshi Kitada, Saitama, Japan, Todd Fitz, Torrance, California, Andrew Tye Hunt, Atlanta, Yongdong Jiang, Norcross, Georgia, Jeanne Yadlyne Smalley, Riverdale, Georgia, and Marvis White, Atlanta. The patent application was filed on April 22, 2010 (12/765,703). 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=8,834,964.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,964&RS=PN/8,834,964 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Locating Fossa Ovalis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,834,384) developed by Subramaniam C. Krishnan, Irvine, California, for a "method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis, creating a virtual fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/902,897). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,384.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,384&RS=PN/8,834,384 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Diversey Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Diversey, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,833,614) developed by seven co-inventors for "metering and dispensing closure." The co-inventors are Tyson L. Webster, Soquel, California, M. Rinley Deeds, Felton, California, James W. Livingston, Santa Cruz, California, Andy Swain, Hucknall, United Kingdom, Christopher J. Webb, Dronfield Woodhouse, United Kingdom, David Holden, Matlock, United Kingdom, and Kenneth J. Bird, Beeston, United Kingdom. The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2007 (11/670,128). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,614.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,614&RS=PN/8,833,614 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Comcast Cable Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Comcast Cable Holdings, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,839,319) developed by four co-inventors for limiting recording demands. The co-inventors are Derek T. Harrar, Rydal, Pennsylvania, Roger J. Godin, Berkeley, California, Robin L. Opie, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, and Robert Gaydos, Harleysville, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2006 (11/646,705). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,839,319.PN.&OS=PN/8,839,319&RS=PN/8,839,319 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YP Interactive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- YP Interactive, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,837,466) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods to provide communication references based on recommendations to connect people for real time communications." The co-inventors are Ebbe Altberg, Mill Valley, California, Scott Faber, San Francisco, Ron Hirson, San Francisco, and Sean Van der Linden, Berkeley, California. The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2012 (13/666,771). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,837,466.PN.&OS=PN/8,837,466&RS=PN/8,837,466 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,836,516) developed by Andrew Wolfe, Los Gatos, California, and Thomas Martin Conte, Atlanta, for a snoring treatment. The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,893). 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=8,836,516.PN.&OS=PN/8,836,516&RS=PN/8,836,516 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Presenting Media Programs ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,839,306) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for presenting media programs." The co-inventors are Linda Roberts, Boynton Beach, Florida, E-Lee Chang, Mableton, Georgia, Ja-Young Sung, San Jose, California, Natasha Barrett Schultz, Suwanee, Georgia, and Robert Arthur King, Roswell, Georgia. The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2009 (12/623,099). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,839,306.PN.&OS=PN/8,839,306&RS=PN/8,839,306 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** KDL Scan Designs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- KDL Scan Designs, Dover, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,836,819) developed by Eric C. Anderson, San Jose, California, for a "method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2013 (14/017,087). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,836,819.PN.&OS=PN/8,836,819&RS=PN/8,836,819 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method of Managing Video Content Quality ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,839,325) developed by eight co-inventors for a "system and method of managing video content quality." The co-inventors are Zhi Li, San Ramon, California, Canhui Ou, Danville, California, Michael Tisiker, Westland, Michigan, Donggen Zhang, Fremont, California, Xiaochuan Yi, Pleasanton, California, Raghvendra Savoor, Walnut Creek, California, Orestis Manthoulis, Sausalito, California, and Christine Bouamalay, Oakland, California. The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2007 (11/706,129). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,839,325.PN.&OS=PN/8,839,325&RS=PN/8,839,325 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Borgia/Cummins Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Borgia/Cummins, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,836,503) developed by eight co-inventors for an "apparatus for compact 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, William M. Merrill, Los Angeles, Frederic Newberg, San Diego, Gregory J. Pottie, Los Angeles, Anton I. Sipos, Los Angeles, and Sandeep Vardhan, Walnut, California. The patent application was filed on April 12, 2010 (12/758,749). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,836,503.PN.&OS=PN/8,836,503&RS=PN/8,836,503 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1176182 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |