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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Sept. 22)
[September 22, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Sept. 22)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

*** Ineos USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Ineos USA, Lisle, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,666) developed by five co-inventors for "pre calcination additives for mixed metal oxide ammoxidation catalysts." The co-inventors are James Frank Brazdil Jr., Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Charles James Besecker, Naperville, Illinois, Michael J. Seely, Plainfield, Illinois, Muin S. Haddad, Naperville, Illinois, and Mark A. Toft, Somonauk, Illinois.



The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2012 (13/685,180). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,666.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,666&RS=PN/88,35,666 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Loggerhead Tools Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Loggerhead Tools, Palos Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,209) developed by Daniel P. Brown, Palos Park, Illinois, for an adjustable gripping tool.


The patent application was filed on March 25, 2013 (13/850,057). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,209.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,209&RS=PN/8,833,209 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Communication Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,435) developed by six co-inventors for communication processing. The co-inventors are James R. Talley, Austin, Texas, Mir F. Ali, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Guohua Hao, Vernon Hills, Illinois, Haifeng Li, Scarsdale, New York, Jianguo Li, Chicago, and Dale W. Russell, Palatine, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2012 (13/348,368). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,435.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,435&RS=PN/88,38,435 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Uchicago Argonne Assigned Patent for Spatially Resolved Imaging of Opto-electrical Property Variations ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Uchicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,836,944) developed by five co-inventors for "spatially resolved imaging of opto-electrical property variations." The co-inventors are Maxim Nikiforov, Chicago, Seth B. Darling, Chicago, Ozgun Suzer, Chicago, Jeffrey Guest, Northbrook, Illinois, and Andreas Roelofs, Wheaton, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2012 (13/629,320). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,36,944.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,944&RS=PN/88,36,944 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for System and Method for Determining Slue Position ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,836,323) developed by William R. Most, Sparland, Illinois, and Aaron R. Shatters, Montgomery, Illinois, for a "system and method for determining slue position." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2010 (12/966,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,36,323.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,323&RS=PN/88,36,323 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Wagering Game with Game Enhancement Window ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,258) developed by four co-inventors for a "wagering game with game enhancement window." The co-inventors are Alexander J. Gobe, Chicago, Daniel P. Louie, Chicago, David M. Pryor, Elmhurst, Illinois, and Jamie W. Vann, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on March 8, 2013 (13/790,861). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,258.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,258&RS=PN/8,834,258 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sloan Valve Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Sloan Valve, Franklin Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,727) developed by John R. Wilson, Naperville, Illinois, for dual flush activation.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2011 (13/236,284). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,727.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,727&RS=PN/8,833,727 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Restaurant Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Restaurant Technology, Oak Brook, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,243) developed by Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, Illinois, Robert K. Newton, Beloit, Wisconsin, and Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, Illinois, for "grill including automatic gap calibration." The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2008 (12/287,941). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,243.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,243&RS=PN/8,833,243 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,820) developed by six co-inventors for the "adaptive catalytic conversion and reduction agent control." The co-inventors are Matthew Mowers, Peoria, Illinois, Karthik Jayasankaran, Peoria, Illinois, Deepti Bhosekar, Dunlap, Illinois, Jason Bloms, Edwards, Illinois, Joshua Ratts, East Peoria, Illinois, and Aaron Harmon, Dunlap, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2013 (13/918,059). 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=8,834,820.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,820&RS=PN/8,834,820 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,549) developed by Peter J. Tarcha, Lake Villa, Illinois, and David Pecosky, Gurnee, Illinois, for "one-step phosphorylcholine-linked polymer coating and drug loading of stent." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2011 (13/305,881). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,549.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,549&RS=PN/8,834,549 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AbbVie Assigned Patent for Compounds as Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- AbbVie, North Chicago, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,475) developed by nine co-inventors for "compounds as cannabinoid receptor ligands." The co-inventors are William A. Carroll, Evanston, Illinois, Michael J. Dart, Highland Park, Illinois, Teodozyj Kolasa, Lake Villa, Illinois, Tongmei Li, Lake Bluff, Illinois, Derek W. Nelson, Highland Park, Illinois, Meena Patel, Green Oaks, Illinois, Sridhar Peddi, Grayslake, Illinois, Arturo Perez-Medrano, Grayslake, Illinois, and Xueqing Wang, Northbrook, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,282). 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=88,35,475.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,475&RS=PN/88,35,475 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UChicago Argonne Assigned Patent for Method for Patterning Nano Particles ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UChicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,835,805) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for patterning nano particles." The co-inventors are John T. Bahns, DeKalb, Illinois, Liaohai Chen, Darien, Illinois, Stephen K. Gray, Wheaton, Illinois, and Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Naperville, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/249,865). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,805.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,805&RS=PN/88,35,805 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Dual Fuel Injector Feed Using Differential Length Quills ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,344) developed by David Elliot Hackett, Washington, Illinois, and Mark F. Sommars, Hopewell, Illinois, for "dual fuel injector feed using differential length quills." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2011 (13/106,504). 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=8,833,344.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,344&RS=PN/8,833,344 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** W.W. Grainger Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- W.W. Grainger Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,717) developed by Geoffry A. Westphal, Evanston, Illinois, for a "system and method for directing attention to Web site functionality." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2012 (13/590,644). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,717.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,717&RS=PN/88,38,717 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,331) developed by Jeffrey Edward Jensen, Dunlap, Illinois, for "payload material density calculation and machine using same." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2012 (13/624,111). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,331.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,331&RS=PN/88,38,331 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,156) developed by seven co-inventors for "multi-bearer rate control for transporting user plane data." The co-inventors are Steven D. Tine, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Tyrone D. Bekiares, Chicago, Allan G. Brown, Oswego, Illinois, Trent J. Miller, West Chicago, Illinois, James M. Nowakowski, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Scott J. Pappas, Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Satyanarayana Tummalapenta, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on July 29, 2011 (13/194,299). 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=88,38,156.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,156&RS=PN/88,38,156 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** MacNeil IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- MacNeil IP, Bolingbrook, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,834) developed by David F. MacNeil, Hinsdale, Illinois, and Scott Vargo, Lombard, Illinois, for a "molded vehicle floor tray and system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2013 (14/139,432). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,834.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,834&RS=PN/8,833,834 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Berlin Packaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Berlin Packaging, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,833,596) developed by four co-inventors for a "mounting bracket for a container." The co-inventors are Andrew Sanguinet, Oak Park, Illinois, Brett Niggel, Corry, Pennsylvania, Steven Kroplewski, Roselle, Illinois, and Scott Jost, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,175). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,596.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,596&RS=PN/8,833,596 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Methode Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Methode Electronics, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,836,458) developed by Seong-Jae Lee, Mount Prospect, Illinois, for a "method for imparting annular oppositely polarized magnetically conditioned regions to a disk shaped member." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2013 (13/867,644). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,36,458.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,458&RS=PN/88,36,458 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent for Computer Assisted Dispatch Incident Report Video Search and Tagging Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,837,906) developed by Philip E. May, Palatine, Illinois, and Steven D. Tine, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "computer assisted dispatch incident report video search and tagging systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2012 (13/714,663). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,906.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,906&RS=PN/88,37,906 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UOP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UOP, Des Plaines, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,742) developed by Zhanping Xu, Inverness, Illinois, and Lubo Zhou, Inverness, Illinois, for "co-current vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses for offshore processes." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/229,531). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,742.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,742&RS=PN/8,833,742 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cleversafe Assigned Patent for Data Transmission Utilizing Route Selection and Dispersed Storage Error Encoding ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,839,068) developed by seven co-inventors for "data transmission utilizing route selection and dispersed storage error encoding." The co-inventors are Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Illinois, Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Arizona, S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, Greg Dhuse, Chicago, Andrew Baptist, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, Ilya Volvovski, Chicago, and Jason K. Resch, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2013 (14/107,204). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,068.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,068&RS=PN/88,39,068 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Federal-Mogul Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Federal-Mogul, Southfield, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,833,771) developed by four co-inventors for a "[g]asket assembly with improved locating and retention pin and method of construction thereof." The co-inventors are John Sas, Grayslake, Illinois, Ron M. Noteboom, Armada, Michigan, Edward Lesnau IV, Livonia, Michigan, and Christopher John Lafrenz, Shelby Township, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/972,907). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8833771.PN.&OS=PN/8833771&RS=PN/8833771 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Clinical Computer Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Clinical Computer Systems, Elgin, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,221) developed by five co-inventors for the "automatic categorization of fetal heart rate information." The co-inventors are Gina Brody, Algonquin, Illinois, Caren Busen, Mound Station, Illinois, Ning Li, Sequim, Washington, Randall Paul, Farmington, New Mexico, and Anne Urmanski, Mableton, Georgia.

The patent application was filed on June 4, 2012 (13/488,112). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,221.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,221&RS=PN/88,38,221 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Uchicago Argonne Assigned Patent for Frequency Stabilization in Nonlinear MEMS and NEMS Oscillators ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Uchicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,836,444) developed by Omar Daniel Lopez, Chicago, and Dario Antonio, Rio Negro, Argentina, for "frequency stabilization in nonlinear MEMS and NEMS oscillators." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/428,833). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,36,444.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,444&RS=PN/88,36,444 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Wire Saw ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,219) developed by Kenneth R. Pierce, Arlington Heights, Illinois, for a wire saw.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2009 (12/634,271). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,219.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,219&RS=PN/8,833,219 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Ultrasonic Flow Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,157) developed by Charles F. Bremigan III, Jarrell, Texas, and Kenneth A. Albrecht, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for an "ultrasonic flow sensor for detecting liquid in a tube including intermediate plates mounted to the tube for mounting ultrasonic transducers." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2010 (13/263,601). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,157.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,157&RS=PN/8,833,157 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Zipper with Sachet ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,832,908) developed by Rusty Koenigkramer, Nanuet, New York, and Robert Hogan, Burr Ridge, Illinois, for a zipper with sachet.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2010 (12/951,512). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,908.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,908&RS=PN/8,832,908 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Loading Analysis System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,861) developed by Aaron Donnelli, Germantown Hills, Illinois, and Andrew Whitten, Dunlap, Illinois, for a "loading analysis system and method." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,534). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,861.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,861&RS=PN/8,833,861 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Load Holding for Meterless Control of Actuators ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,067) developed by Patrick Opdenbosch, Peoria, Illinois, and Joshua Dierking, Peoria, Illinois, for "load holding for meterless control of actuators." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/088,999). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,067.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,067&RS=PN/8,833,067 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Northwestern University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,840) developed by Steve R. Bull, Wilmette, Illinois, Thomas J. Meade, Wilmette, Illinois, and Samuel I. Stupp, Chicago, for "magnetic resonance imaging of self-assembled biomaterial scaffolds." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2007 (11/906,825). 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=8,834,840.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,840&RS=PN/8,834,840 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Chamberlain Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Chamberlain Group, Elmhurst, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,836,469) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to accommodate both a learn mode of operation and a pairing mode of operation during a relationship-establishment mode of operation." The co-inventors are James J. Fitzgibbon, Batavia, Illinois, Jeremy Eugene Jenkins, Bartlett, Illinois, Robert R. Keller Jr., Park Ridge, Illinois, Edward James Lukas, Batavia, Illinois, Dilip Jagjivan Patel, Bartlett, Illinois, John Steven Scaletta, Algonquin, Illinois, and Greg John Stanek, Aurora, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2010 (12/905,604). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,36,469.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,469&RS=PN/88,36,469 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medline Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Medline Industries, Mundelein, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,407) developed by five co-inventors for a "covered yankauer suction device and methods of using same." The co-inventors are Dale F. Greeson Jr., Palatine, Illinois, Marc A. Lessem, Highland Park, Illinois, Patricia M. Risty, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Alberto C. Savage, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and Earl D. Wilson, Ingleside, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2006 (11/509,917). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,407.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,407&RS=PN/8,834,407 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Deere & Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Deere & Co., Moline, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,044) developed by Daniel Hoffman, East Moline, Illinois, Douglas J. Bollin, Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Aaron S. Ritter, Milan, Illinois, for a "harvesting head with conveyor drive system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2012 (13/644,710). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,044.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,044&RS=PN/8,833,044 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ball Horticultural Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Ball Horticultural, West Chicago, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (PP24,899) developed by Ellen Leue, Dekalb, Illinois, for a "Heuchera plant named 'Carnival Limeade'." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2012 (13/507,885). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140916.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/09/16/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/09/16/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UOP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UOP, Des Plaines, Illinois, and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia, have been assigned a patent (8,835,678) developed by six co-inventors for a "solid terephthalic acid composition." The co-inventors are Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Joseph A. Kocal, Glenview, Illinois, Joel T. Walenga, Lake Zurich, Illinois, Nikolay Y. Adonin, Novosibirsk, Russia, Nina I. Kuznetsova, Novosibirsk, Russia, and Bair S. Bal'zhinimaev, Novosibirsk, Russia.

The patent application was filed on June 8, 2011 (13/155,568). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,678.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,678&RS=PN/88,35,678 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Illinois Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,163) developed by Yong Zhao, Lisle, Illinois, and Theodore Mazzone, Wilmette, Illinois, for "embryonic-like stem cells derived from adult human peripheral blood and methods of use." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2007 (12/445,505). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,163.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,163&RS=PN/88,35,163 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Coupler with Visibility Window ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,480) developed by five co-inventors for a "coupler with visibility window." The co-inventors are Joel Robert Grimes, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Bradley Robert Lancaster, Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Lee Vering, Manhattan, Kansas, Wayne Edward Harshberger II, Oswego, Illinois, and Anand Ramchandra Mijar, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/168,801). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,480.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,480&RS=PN/8,833,480 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,628) developed by Julius Westley Schwartzenberger, Northlake, Illinois, for a "tool free interchangeable fastener guide." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2011 (13/043,865). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,628.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,628&RS=PN/8,833,628 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,839,269) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for message flow and transaction queue management." The co-inventors are Gary Allan Kemp II, Winnetka, Illinois, Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Evanston, Illinois, Sagy Pundak Mintz, Lincolnshire, Illinois, and David W. Garrison, Arlington Heights, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2013 (14/056,463). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,269.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,269&RS=PN/88,39,269 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UChicago Argonne Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UChicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,834,757) developed by Orlando H. Auciello, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Pablo Gurman, Woodridge, Illinois, and Alejandro Berra, Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a "method for making particle/polymer composites and applications." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,527). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,757.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,757&RS=PN/8,834,757 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Laser Sensors for Trolley Guidance Signal ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,320) developed by Ken L. Stratton, Dunlap, Illinois, and Eric J. Ruth, Peoria, Illinois, for "laser sensors for trolley guidance signal." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/436,810). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,320.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,320&RS=PN/88,38,320 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,120) developed by Maciej Adamczyk, Gurnee, Illinois, Jeffrey R. Brashear, Mundelein, Illinois, and Phillip G. Mattingly, Third Lake, Illinois, for an "assay for cardiac troponin-T (cTnT)." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2009 (12/629,736). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,120.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,120&RS=PN/88,35,120 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Knowles Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Knowles Electronics, Itasca, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,837,755) developed by Mekell Jiles, Flossmoor, Illinois, Matthew Mason, Algonquin, Illinois, and Phillip M. McCratic, Cary, Illinois, for an "apparatus in an acoustic assembly for registering assembly parts." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2012 (13/712,053). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,755.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,755&RS=PN/88,37,755 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Methods and System for Ash Detection in Exhaust Particulate Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,063) developed by Michael A. Snopko, Washington, Illinois, Rajesh N. Nair, Mossville, Illinois, and Anthony C. Rodman, Langtoft, United Kingdom, for "methods and system for ash detection in exhaust particulate filter." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,550). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,063.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,063&RS=PN/8,833,063 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Illinois, Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, and Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, have been assigned a patent (8,834,605) developed by seven co-inventors for the "separation of a target substance from a fluid or mixture using encapsulated sorbents." The co-inventors are Roger D. Aines, Livermore, California, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Oakland, California, Joshuah K. Stolaroff, Oakland, California, William L. Bourcier, Livermore, California, Jennifer A. Lewis, Urbana, Illinois, Eric B. Duoss, Dublin, California, and John J. Vericella, Champaign, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2011 (13/312,418). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,605.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,605&RS=PN/8,834,605 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Slide Retract for Conveyor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,541) developed by Carlos A. Aillon, Stickney, Illinois, and Craig R. Scachitti, Elgin, Illinois, for a "slide retract for conveyor." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2012 (13/632,331). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,541.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,541&RS=PN/8,833,541 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Allegiance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Allegiance, McGaw Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,014) developed by four co-inventors for a "coating composition for skin-contacting surface of elastomeric articles and articles containing the same." The co-inventors are Shiping Wang, Libertyville, Illinois, Yun-Siung Tony Yeh, Libertyville, Illinois, James Owens, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Wei Cheong Wong, Kedah, Malaysia.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2003 (10/690,653). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,835,014.PN.&OS=PN/8,835,014&RS=PN/8,835,014 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,087) developed by James T. Kirchen, Glenview, Illinois, for a fastener clip assembly.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2011 (13/825,504). 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=8,834,087.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,087&RS=PN/8,834,087 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent for Dynamic Sub-sampling Radio Frequency Mixer Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,055) developed by Lawrence M. Ecklund, Wheaton, Illinois, Gregory J. Buchwald, Crystal Lake, Illinois, and Stephen L. Kuffner, Algonquin, Illinois, for "dynamic sub-sampling radio frequency mixer systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2012 (13/690,710). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,055.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,055&RS=PN/88,38,055 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baxter International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Baxter International, Deerfield, Illinois, and Baxter Healthcare, Glattpark, Switzerland, have been assigned a patent (8,834,403) developed by nine co-inventors for "fluid and air handling in blood and dialysis circuits." The co-inventors are Thomas D. Kelly, Highland Park, Illinois, Marc S. Minkus, Bannockburn, Illinois, Angelito A. Bernardo, River Forest, Illinois, William P. Burns, Channahon, Illinois, Robert W. Childers, Trinity, Florida, Shincy J. Maliekkal, Glenview, Illinois, Matthew R. Muller, Lindenhurst, Illinois, Justin B. Rohde, Des Plaines, Illinois, and Michael E. Hogard, Odessa, Florida.

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2013 (13/894,020). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,403.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,403&RS=PN/8,834,403 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** HQ Specialty Pharma, Welgrace Research Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- HQ Specialty Pharma, Paramus, New Jersey, and Welgrace Research Group, Lindenhurst, Illinois, have been assigned a patent (8,835,505) developed by George Owoo, Lindenhurst, Illinois, and Erica Castagna, Tirano, Italy, for "ready-to-use co-solvents pharmaceutical composition in modified flexible plastic container." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/840,153). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,835,505.PN.&OS=PN/8,835,505&RS=PN/8,835,505 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United States Gypsum Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- United States Gypsum, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,835,546) developed by Donghong Li, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "finishing glaze for decorative texturing medium." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2009 (12/502,337). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,546.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,546&RS=PN/88,35,546 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UChicago Argonne Assigned Patent for Positive Electrodes for Lithium Batteries ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UChicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,835,027) developed by Michael M. Thackeray, Naperville, Illinois, Sun-Ho Kang, Naperville, Illinois, and Christopher S. Johnson, Naperville, Illinois, for "positive electrodes for lithium batteries." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2008 (12/284,201). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,027.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,027&RS=PN/88,35,027 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Valent BioSciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Valent BioSciences, Libertyville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,353) developed by Judith Fugiel, Lake Villa, Illinois, Peter D. Petracek, Grayslake, Illinois, and Prem Warrior, Green Oaks, Illinois, for germination acceleration.

The patent application was filed on June 20, 2008 (12/214,560). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,353.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,353&RS=PN/88,35,353 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** CBL Industrial Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- CBL Industrial Services, Cary, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,602) developed by Redmond R. Clark, Lake Barrington, Illinois, James A. Lively, Lindenhurst, Illinois, and Christopher D. Scott, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for a "process for treating particulate material containing heavy metal and an additive for use in such process." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,813). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,602.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,602&RS=PN/8,834,602 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Account-based-wagering Mobile Controller ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,254) developed by five co-inventors for an account-based-wagering mobile controller. The co-inventors are Dale R. Buchholz, Palatine, Illinois, James J. Getz, Henderson, Nevada, Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, Nevada, Pamela S. Smith, Chicago, and Noel S. Steere, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2012 (13/605,303). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,254.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,254&RS=PN/8,834,254 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Electro-Motive Diesel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Electro-Motive Diesel, La Grange, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,266) developed by David J. Goding, Palos Park, Illinois, for a "railway truck having traction link." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2012 (13/665,839). 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=8,833,266.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,266&RS=PN/8,833,266 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** King Koil Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- King Koil Licensing, Willowbrook, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,832,882) developed by four co-inventors for "mattress having an enlarged sleeping surface area." The co-inventors are David J. Roberts, Tinley Park, Illinois, Ross Olinski, Bloomingdale, Illinois, Owen Shoemaker, Alpine, California, and Raheel Sadiq, Glendale Heights, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2013 (14/037,942). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,882.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,882&RS=PN/8,832,882 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Polyera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Polyera, Skokie, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,598) developed by Hualong Pan, Skokie, Illinois, Martin Drees, Glenview, Illinois, and Antonio Facchetti, Chicago, for "conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/843,745). 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=88,35,598.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,598&RS=PN/88,35,598 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Welgrace Research Group, HQ Specialty Pharma Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Welgrace Research Group, Lindenhurst, Illinois, and HQ Specialty Pharma, Paramus, New Jersey, have been assigned a patent (8,835,505) developed by George Owoo, Lindenhurst, Illinois, and Erica Castagna, Tirano, Italy, for "ready-to-use co-solvents pharmaceutical composition in modified flexible plastic container." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/840,153). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,505.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,505&RS=PN/88,35,505 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Hydrostatic Circuits with Variable Charge and Variable Flushing Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,069) developed by six co-inventors for "hydrostatic circuits with variable charge and variable flushing systems." The co-inventors are Christopher J. Demick, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Paul A. Dvorak, Sanford, North Carolina, William Christopher Swick, Apex, North Carolina, Vincent Guyard, Meyzieu, France, Christopher Mark Elliott, Apex, North Carolina, and Christopher Pruess, Plainfield, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on June 16, 2011 (13/162,172). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,069.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,069&RS=PN/8,833,069 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Parus Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Parus Holdings, Bannockburn, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,074) developed by Alex Kurganov, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "computer, internet and telecommunications based network." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2013 (13/784,779). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,074.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,074&RS=PN/88,38,074 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Illinois Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,837,045) developed by Gabriel Popescu, Champaign, Illinois, Basanta Bhaduri, Champaign, Illinois, and Hoa Pam, Urbana, Illinois, for "diffraction phase microscopy with white light." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2013 (13/776,232). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,045.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,045&RS=PN/88,37,045 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** UChicago Argonne Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- UChicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,835,343) developed by Di-Jia Liu, Naperville, Illinois, Shengqian Ma, Tampa, Florida, and Gabriel A. Goenaga, New York, for "non-platinum group metal electrocatalysts using metal organic framework materials and method of preparation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,509). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,343.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,343&RS=PN/88,35,343 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Mobility, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,839,362) developed by Hyejung Jung, Palatine, Illinois, and Vijay Nangia, Algonquin, Illinois, for a "method and apparatus for managing transmit power for device-to-device communication." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/782,190). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,362.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,362&RS=PN/88,39,362 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** BVR Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- BVR Technologies, Rockford, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,316) developed by Larry Berg, Rockford, Illinois, and Wes Burandt, Rockford, Illinois, for a "high ratio gear reducer." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2008 (12/326,074). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,316.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,316&RS=PN/8,834,316 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Molex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Molex, Lisle, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,196) developed by Jaime Duran, Chicago, and Jeng-De Lin, Yorkville, Illinois, for a "shielded modular jack assembly." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2010 (13/498,464). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,196.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,196&RS=PN/8,834,196 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Method of Manufacturing Engine Block ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,330) developed by five co-inventors for a "method of manufacturing an engine block." The co-inventors are Curtis J. Graham, Peoria, Illinois, Adam W. Ostein, Edelstein, Illinois, Christian E. Sabotta, Washington, Illinois, Robert E. Sharp, Corinth, Mississippi, and Trent A. Simpson, Peoria, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2012 (13/713,266). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,330.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,330&RS=PN/8,833,330 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Uchicago Argonne Assigned Patent for Electrode Materials for Sodium Batteries ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Uchicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,835,041) developed by four co-inventors for the "electrode materials for sodium batteries." The co-inventors are Christopher S. Johnson, Naperville, Illinois, Sun-Ho Kang, Naperville, Illinois, Donghan Kim, Darien, Illinois, and Mahalingam Balasubramanian, Naperville, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/006,512). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,041.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,041&RS=PN/88,35,041 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Multiparty Participation and Management for Text Message Session ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,838,061) developed by Matthew C. Keller, Barrington, Illinois, and Jeffrey A. Gilbert, St. Petersburg, Florida, for a "method and apparatus for providing multiparty participation and management for a text message session." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2011 (13/332,600). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,38,061.PN.&OS=PN/88,38,061&RS=PN/88,38,061 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Panduit Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Panduit, Tinley Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,207) developed by Jack E. Caveney, North Palm Beach, Florida, and Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Orland Park, Illinois, for "methods and apparatus for reducing crosstalk in electrical connectors." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2013 (14/047,629). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,207.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,207&RS=PN/8,834,207 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent for Disposable Cup Insert for Pad Printing and Decorating ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,249) developed by Tracy Kucaba, South Elgin, Illinois, Dana Pulvino, Crystal Lake, Illinois, and Robert Hitchcock, West Chicago, Illinois, for a "disposable cup insert for pad printing and decorating." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2014 (14/187,956). 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=8,833,249.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,249&RS=PN/8,833,249 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AbbVie Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- AbbVie, North Chicago, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,647) developed by Lawrence Kolaczkowski, Gurnee, Illinois, for "2-((R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxamide crystalline form 1." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2013 (14/039,479). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,647.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,647&RS=PN/88,35,647 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SRAM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- SRAM, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,833,200) developed by Matthew Hunt, Villa Park, Illinois, Berndt Kretschmer, Schweinfurt, Germany, and Kevin Wesling, Lombard, Illinois, for a "suspension adjustment actuator apparatus." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2012 (13/670,178). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,200.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,200&RS=PN/8,833,200 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TTX Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- TTX, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,833,269) developed by Richard W. Dawson, Naperville, Illinois, Ronald P. Sellberg, Naperville, Illinois, and Frank Andrew Nibouar, Chicago, for a "top chord stiffener for enclosed railcar." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2009 (12/649,916). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,269.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,269&RS=PN/8,833,269 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Panduit Assigned Patent for Two Post Rack with Floor Mounting Brackets ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Panduit, Tinley Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,711) developed by Robert L. Fritz, Elwood, Illinois, for "two post rack with floor mounting brackets." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2011 (13/090,846). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,711&RS=PN/8,833,711 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Northwestern University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,836,664) developed by four co-inventors for a "haptic device with indirect haptic feedback." The co-inventors are James Edward Colgate, Evanston, Illinois, Michael Peshkin, Evanston, Illinois, John Glassmire, Boulder, Colorado, and Laura Winfield Alexander, Sunbury, Ohio.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2013 (13/770,051). 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=88,36,664.PN.&OS=PN/88,36,664&RS=PN/88,36,664 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Electro-Motive Diesel Assigned Patent for Power Control System for Locomotive Consist ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Electro-Motive Diesel, La Grange, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,265) developed by Teoman Uzkan, Indian Head Park, Illinois, for "power control system for a locomotive consist." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2012 (13/399,466). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,265.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,265&RS=PN/8,833,265 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent for Video Poker Wagering Game Having Bonus Hands Based on Qualifying Hand ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,247) developed by Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, and Dion K. Aoki, Henderson, Nevada, for a "video poker wagering game having bonus hands based on qualifying hand." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2006 (11/357,501). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,247.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,247&RS=PN/8,834,247 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,834,272) developed by four co-inventors for a dynamically reconfigurable joystick. The co-inventors are Charles R. Bleich, Cary, Illinois, Paul M. Lesley, Blue Island, Illinois, Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, and Scott A. Massing, Lincolnwood, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on March 8, 2013 (13/790,199). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,272.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,272&RS=PN/8,834,272 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Determining Ash Height in Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,832,957) developed by Steven Francis Meister, Chillicothe, Illinois, for an "apparatus and method for determining ash height in a filter." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2012 (13/558,471). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,832,957.PN.&OS=PN/8,832,957&RS=PN/8,832,957 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Power Solutions International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Power Solutions International, Wood Dale, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,337) developed by Constantine Xykis, Hartland, Wisconsin, Brian Manning, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and Gary Winemaster, Wood Dale, Illinois, for a "driving system for engine auxiliary power." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2013 (13/738,279). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,337.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,337&RS=PN/8,833,337 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Hydraulic Accumulator Pre-charge Pressure Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,143) developed by four co-inventors for a "hydraulic accumulator pre-charge pressure detection." The co-inventors are Dayao Chen, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Pengfei Ma, Naperville, Illinois, Tonglin Shang, Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Bryan J. Hillman, Peoria, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on March 22, 2012 (13/427,072). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,143.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,143&RS=PN/8,833,143 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Sweeping Track Shoe for Undercarriage System in Track-type Machine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,833,871) developed by four co-inventors for a "sweeping track shoe for undercarriage system in a track-type machine." The co-inventors are Kenneth Nebergall, Canton, Illinois, Stephen Garnett, Princeville, Illinois, Britta A. Jost, Mackinaw, Illinois, and Eric J. Johannsen, Washington, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,608). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,833,871.PN.&OS=PN/8,833,871&RS=PN/8,833,871 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cleversafe Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,839,368) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Illinois, and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Arizona, for "acquiring a trusted set of encoded data slices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2012 (13/647,533). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,39,368.PN.&OS=PN/88,39,368&RS=PN/88,39,368 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Uchicago Argonne Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Uchicago Argonne, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,837,039) developed by four co-inventors for "multiscale light amplification structures for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy." The co-inventors are Vitalii Vlasko-Vlasov, Downers Grove, Illinois, Aiqing Chen, Fremont, California, Ulrich Welp, Lisle, Illinois, and Stephen K. Gray, Wheaton, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on April 26, 2012 (13/456,485). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,37,039.PN.&OS=PN/88,37,039&RS=PN/88,37,039 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baxter International Assigned Patent for Personal Hemodialysis System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Baxter International, Deerfield, Illinois, and Baxter Healthcare, Glattpark, Switzerland, have been assigned a patent (8,834,719) developed by Robert W. Childers, Trinity, Florida, Thomas D. Kelly, Highland Park, Illinois, and Rodolfo Roger, Clearwater, Florida, for a personal hemodialysis system.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2011 (13/330,243). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,834,719.PN.&OS=PN/8,834,719&RS=PN/8,834,719 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stepan Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Stepan Co., Northfield, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,562) developed by Gregory Paul Dado, Chicago, Dale Lee Handlin Jr., Houston, and Carl Lesley Willis, Houston, for a "method of sulfonation of block polymers." The patent application was filed on July 7, 2009 (12/498,778). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,562.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,562&RS=PN/88,35,562 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nuwave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Nuwave, Libertyville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,835,810) developed by Jung S. Moon, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for a "system and method for a programmable counter-top electric dehydrator." The patent application was filed July 21, 2009 (12/506,628). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,35,810.PN.&OS=PN/88,35,810&RS=PN/88,35,810 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** C.R. Bard Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- C.R. Bard Inc., Murray Hill, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,834,340) developed by Christopher D. Drobnik, Wauconda, Illinois, and Michael W. Drobnik, Downers Grove, Illinois, for "radiation containing seeds and method for high visibility magnetic imaging." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2012 (13/524,763). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,34,340.PN.&OS=PN/88,34,340&RS=PN/88,34,340 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Electro-Motive Diesel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- Electro-Motive Diesel, La Grange, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,836,590) developed by four co-inventors for a "locomotive modular antenna array." The co-inventors are Randy C. Marten, Willow Springs, Illinois, Ryan McKenna, Chicago, Scott Swenson, Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Frank I. Meler, Downers Grove, Illinois.

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