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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (Oct. 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** NASA Assigned Patent for Input Device Effect Modification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 22 -- NASA, Washington, District of Columbia, has been assigned a patent (8,858,325) developed by two co-inventors for methods and apparatuses "for modifying the effect of an operator controlled input device on an interactive device." The co-inventors are Alan T. Pope, Poquoson, Virginia, and Olafur S. Palsson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on June 22, 2011 (13/166,226). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8858325.PN.&OS=PN/8858325&RS=PN/8858325 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent for Multi-port Accumulator Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,919) developed by Eric Raymond Logan, Hickory, North Carolina, for a "multi-port accumulator for radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular systems." The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2012 (13/360,204). 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=8867919&OS=8867919&RS=8867919 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bioptigen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bioptigen, Morrisville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,309) developed by five co-inventors for an "optical imaging systems having input beam shape control and path length control." The co-inventors are Nestor O. Farmiga, Rochester, New York, Andrew Murnan, Saratoga Springs, New York, Robert H. Hart, Cary, North Carolina, Christopher Saxer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Eric L. Buckland, Hickory, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2012 (13/705,867). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864309.PN.&OS=PN/8864309&RS=PN/8864309 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Split-screen Functionality ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,866,877) developed by 10 co-inventors for systems and methods "for split screen presentation of functionality during hold period prior to customer-service video conference." The co-inventors are Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, Castro Valley, California, Rajat Agrawal, Sunnyvale, California, James Robert Grimsley, Dover, Florida, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Potomac, Maryland, Nir Rachmel, Brookline, Massachusetts, Wanwen Han, Jersey City, New Jersey, Matthew A. Calman, Charlotte, North Carolina, Su Liu, Pittsburgh, Lynn Streja, Pittsburgh, and Alicia C. Jones, Fort Mill, South Carolina. The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/651,970). 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=8866877&OS=8866877&RS=8866877 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Compact Imaging Receiver Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,866,079) developed by four co-inventors for a "compact imaging receiver architecture." The co-inventors are Brian A. Floyd, Raleigh, North Carolina, Vipul Jain, Irvine, California, Arun S. Natarajan, Yorktown Heights, New York, and Scott K. Reynolds, Yorktown Heights, New York. The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2010 (12/700,397). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,866,079.PN.&OS=PN/8,866,079&RS=PN/8,866,079 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Research Triangle Institute Assigned Patent Reflective Lighting Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,341) developed by three co-inventors for "reflective nanofiber lighting devices." The co-inventors are Karmann C. Mills, Apex, North Carolina, Larry Charles Michael, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and James Lynn Davis, Holly Springs, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2013 (14/103,110). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864341.PN.&OS=PN/8864341&RS=PN/8864341 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Sharing Computer Data Among Computers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,868,628) developed by Eric R. Kern, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Shane M. Lardinois, Durham, North Carolina, for "sharing computer data among computers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2005 (11/312,961). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,68,628.PN.&OS=PN/88,68,628&RS=PN/88,68,628 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Automatic Server Position Determination ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,868,738) developed by William G. Pagan, Durham, North Carolina, and Devon D. Snyder, Cary, North Carolina, for the "automatic server position determination." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2012 (13/541,454). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,68,738.PN.&OS=PN/88,68,738&RS=PN/88,68,738 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for Laser Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,866,870) developed by David A. Smith, Cary, North Carolina, for methods, apparatus and systems "for controlling from a first location a laser at a second location." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,786). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8866870.PN.&OS=PN/8866870&RS=PN/8866870 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Sliced Routing Table Management with Replication ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,867,550) developed by five co-inventors for a "sliced routing table management with replication." The co-inventors are Claude Bawsso, Nice, France, David A. Shedivy, Rochester, Minnesota, Colin B. Verrilli, Apex, North Carolina, Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, Minnesota, and Daniel Wind, Nice, France. The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2013 (13/778,450). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,550.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,550&RS=PN/8,867,550 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Accelerating Data Packet Parsing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,867,395) developed by five co-inventors for "accelerating data packet parsing." The co-inventors are Francois Abel, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Jean L. Calvignac, Raleigh, North Carolina, Chih-jen Chang, Apex, North Carolina, Philippe Damon, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Fabrice J. Verplanken, LaGaude, France. The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2012 (13/570,343). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,395.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,395&RS=PN/8,867,395 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,029) developed by four co-inventors for a method and system "for exception processing of magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) documents." The co-inventors are Raymond Glenn Beichler, Fallston, Maryland, David Craig McGlamery, Mooresville, North Carolina, Russell M. Parsons, Chester, South Carolina, and Kathryn G. Harrington, Fort Mill, South Carolina. The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/672,060). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864029.PN.&OS=PN/8864029&RS=PN/8864029 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Grizzly Bracket Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Grizzly Bracket Holdings, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,088) developed by Jeffrey V. Funderburk, Indian Trail, North Carolina, for a "brackets for shelving and related systems." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864088.PN.&OS=PN/8864088&RS=PN/8864088 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Built-in Automated Electrostatic Discharge Monitor for Computing Units ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,866,629) developed by five co-inventors for a "built-in automated electrostatic discharge monitor for computing units." The co-inventors are Paul L. Anderson, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Anouar Braham, Tunisia, Africa, Tu T. Dang, Cary, North Carolina, Michael C. Elles, Apex, North Carolina, and Ketan B. Patel, Raleigh, North Carolina. The patent application was filed on May 4, 2011 (13/100,339). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,866,629.PN.&OS=PN/8,866,629&RS=PN/8,866,629 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Siemens Energy Assigned Patent for Flow Control Insert ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Siemens Energy, Orlando, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,864,438) developed by two co-inventors for a "flow control insert for turbine vane." The co-inventors are Gilles Carrier, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Ching-Pang Lee, Cincinnati. The patent was filed on Dec. 5, 2013 (14/097,319). 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=8864438&OS=8864438&RS=8864438 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Hill-Rom Services Assigned Patent for Healthcare Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hill-Rom Services, Batesville, Indiana, has been assigned a patent (8,866,598) developed by eight co-inventors for a "healthcare communication system with whiteboard." The co-inventors are James M. Allen, Batesville, Indiana, Williams F. Collins Jr., Columbus, Indiana, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Greensburg, Indiana, Carl W. Riley, Milan, Indiana, Keith A. Huster, Sunman, Indiana, Patricia A. Glidewell, Cary, North Carolina, Richard J. Schuman, Cary, North Carolina, and Christopher A. Mathura, Cary, North Carolina. The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2013 (14/023,617). 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=8866598&OS=8866598&RS=8866598 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Andrew LLC Assigned Patent for Optimized Telecommunications Distribution ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Andrew LLC, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,451) developed by four co-inventors for systems and methods "optimized telecommunications distribution." The co-inventors are Michael Williamson, Clayton, North Carolina, Christopher G. Ranson, Concord, Virginia, Van E. Hanson, Forest, Virginia, and Thomas Kummetz, Kissing, Germany. The patent was filed on Feb. 2, 2013 (13/757,742). 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=8867451&OS=8867451&RS=8867451 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Authentication Strategies ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,022) developed by Ray R. Hernandez, Charlotte, North Carolina, for an "authentication strategies for remote financial institution services." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2011 (13/111,349). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864022.PN.&OS=PN/8864022&RS=PN/8864022 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Decoupling Components of Software System at Compile Time and Load Time ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,869,177) developed by Thomas R. Gissel, Apex, North Carolina, Marc E. Haberkorn, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Sai G. Rathnam, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "decoupling components of a software system at compile time and load time." The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2007 (11/851,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,69,177.PN.&OS=PN/88,69,177&RS=PN/88,69,177 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Data Flow Cost Modeling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,868,485) developed by David T. Meeks, Ashland, Massachusetts, and Michael J. Morton, Cary, North Carolina, for "data flow cost modeling." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2011 (13/161,726). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,68,485.PN.&OS=PN/88,68,485&RS=PN/88,68,485 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent for Optical Fiber Splitter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,876) developed by four co-inventors for an "optical fiber splitter." The co-inventors are William J. Miller, Horseheads, New York, Otto I. Szentesi, Hickory, North Carolina, Costas Saravanos, Highland Village, Texas, and Elli Makrides-Saravanos, Highland Village, Texas. The patent was filed on Nov. 12, 2009 (12/616,984). 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=8867876&OS=8867876&RS=8867876 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System-level Testcase Generation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,868,976) developed by five co-inventors for system-level testcase generation. The co-inventors are Shimon Ben-Yehuda, Kibutz Ha'Solellim, Israel, Shady Copty, Nazareth, Israel, Alex Goryachev, Haifa, Israel, John David Jabusch, Cary, North Carolina, and Ronny Morad, Kiriat Ata, Israel. The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2010 (12/939,189). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,68,976.PN.&OS=PN/88,68,976&RS=PN/88,68,976 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eaton Assigned Patent for Power System Controlling and Monitoring Power Semiconductor Devices Employing Two Serial Signals ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,866,348) developed by Greg J. Venhaus, Asheville, North Carolina, and Kenneth W. Balogh, Asheville, North Carolina, for a "power system controlling and monitoring power semiconductor devices employing two serial signals." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2011 (13/299,533). 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=8,866,348.PN.&OS=PN/8,866,348&RS=PN/8,866,348 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Representative Pre-selection for Customer Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,866,878) developed by 11 co-inventors for systems and methods "for assisting financial institution user to select customer service representative." The co-inventors are Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, Castro Valley, California, Rajat Agrawal, Sunnyvale, California, James Robert Grimsley, Dover, Florida, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Potomac, Maryland, Nir Rachmel, Brookline, Massachusetts, Wanwen Han, Jersey City, New Jersey, Matthew A. Calman, Charlotte, North Carolina, Carrie Anne Hanson, Charlotte, North Carolina, Su Liu, Pittsburgh, Lynn Streja, Pittsburgh, and Alicia C. Jones, Fort Mill, South Carolina. The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/652,175). 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=8866878&OS=8866878&RS=8866878 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Providing Functionality ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,734) developed by 10 co-inventors for systems and methods "for providing functionality to users during hold period prior to customer-service video conference." The co-inventors are Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, Castro Valley, California, Rajat Agrawal, Sunnyvale, California, James Robert Grimsley, Dover, Florida, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Potomac, Maryland, Nir Rachmel, Brookline, Massachusetts, Wanwen Han, Jersey City, New Jersey, Matthew A. Calman, Charlotte, North Carolina, Su Liu, Pittsburgh, Lynn Streja, Pittsburgh, and Alicia C. Jones, Fort Mill, South Carolina. The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/651,674). 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=8867734&OS=8867734&RS=8867734 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent for Multi-port Accumulator Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,919) developed by Eric Raymond Logan, Hickory, North Carolina, for a "multi-port accumulator for radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular systems." The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2012 (13/360,204). 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=8867919&OS=8867919&RS=8867919 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Electronic Lockbox Transaction Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,867,783) developed by seven co-inventors for "." The co-inventors are Clement Mazgelis, Bolton, Connecticut, Judith A. Waldal, Antioch, Illinois, Louis A. Hawkins, Charlotte, North Carolina, Gordon F. Miller Jr., Barrington, Rhode Island, William H. Neinast, Dallas, Tera L. Howe, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Gerald Whitney Wilson III, Mead, Washington. The patent was filed on April 20, 2012 (13/452,378). 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=8867783&OS=8867783&RS=8867783 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Cree Assigned Patent for Lighting Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,866,410) developed by five co-inventors for methods and devices "for lighting." The co-inventors are Michael Harris, Cary, North Carolina, Gerald H. Negley, Durham, North Carolina, Kenneth R. Byrd, Raleigh, North Carolina, Peter J. Myers, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Antony Paul Van De Ven, Hong Kong. The patent was filed on Oct. 24, 2008 (12/257,804). 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=8866410&OS=8866410&RS=8866410 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. 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. -1179735 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |